Well, luckily not everybody did come to Lake Como this weekend – in fact, the place was almost empty. Pictures are here.
Cynthia’s friend Kim was supposed to come visit us, and we had planned a long weekend in Italy, but the volcano with the unpronouncable name nixed all flights, so we had to go by ourselves.
Not much you can do there: hang out at the lakefront, ride on a boat, have dinner – but it doesn’t bother you, because the surroundings are so beautiful: the snowcapped mountains in the distance, the lake busy with sailboats and ferries, mostly empty in April.
We stayed in Bellagio, a small town in the middle of the lake, full of arts & crafts shops selling local silk and leather products.