Two weeks to go!

Buongiorno l'amicos! I have procured some internets from the hotel and miraculously am able to write from the shores of Lake Como. I say miraculously because it's completely amazing that I am here at all. I am spoilt, but very happy, surrounded by snowy mountain tops, spring flowers and really green hills. The drive here was just about the most terrifying thing I have ever experienced ( and I was only the passenger!). We hurtled along the mountain roads in Giulietta (our hire car) with bits of overhanging mountain about 2mm from my window, blind corners and oncoming traffic in the middle of the road every now and then. Slightly hair raising, but we made it (obvs!). It then hammered down with rain from then until lunchtime today, but we went exploring last night and outdoor swimming this morning anyway! I think everyone else in the hotel thought we were mad, but we figured if we were going to get freezing and soaked anyway, we might as well go in the pool. After lunch the sun came out, so I'm contemplating a swim not in a storm... Stockholm two weeks today! I hope you are all having excellent Tuesdays, Arrivederci! Laura x

This is the view from the pool, when it is not completely obscured by mist! I had no idea until about an hour ago...

Spring time in Bellagio. There were a lot of ducks...