Day at the Lake
Trip Start
Aug 02, 2006
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Trip End
Aug 23, 2006
Lago d'Iseo, Italy
Tuesday, August 8, 2006
Ferry hourly to/from mainland to Monte Isola. Largest lake island in Italy, 3 sq km, 600 m mt. altitude. Rented bikes from cartoon-like Italian donna. Boasted, attempted non-existent English. Asked for prompting as routine. Couldn't understand difference between "much" and "many"--subtle grammar elusive. 1 hour to circle island via bicycle. Author's companion: "the most amazing thing i've ever done in my life."
Late afternoon train back to Brescia. Average dinner followed by first-rate dessert of "panna cotta" (lit. "cooked cream") and tiramisu. Street concert held in Roman Forum square. Brass quintet scheduled. Author and companion retired after brass renditions of West Side Story and John Williams soundtracks failed to move emotions. Spent evening on terrace on hotel roof, drank bottle of white wine on same while browsing Italian fashion magazines.
Comments
Chateau D'If
Looks right out of Monte Cristo. Pretty cool. Hope you guys are having fun.
cream [drool]
that's easiest my best food memory from Italy: the cream they put on cake. that, and pasta with clam, tomatoes and mushrooms in Rome.