Posts Tagged ‘sirmione’

  1. Milan, Lombardy

    September 16, 2011

    The next morning our breakfast was much less exciting as we had to get out of the hotel and back on the road early. As it turns out, in Italy you pay for your stay upon check out, not upon arrival. Just gotta keep that in mind and not leave without paying by accident. 😉

    There was still enough time to give the town a last look around and take some photos. The weather was finally sunny, and the few clouds that were visible only provided for a less boring sky.

    The clouds seem to act as an extension to the soft mountain peak.


    Continue reading…

  2. Evening in Sirmione

    September 9, 2011

    A long footpath runs along the east side of the Sirmio peninsula on which Sirmione is built. The lake is shallow near the shore and inhabited by variety of waterfowl. Somewhat surprisingly, the Italian swans and ducks overall looked very much like their Canadian counterparts we often see on the shore of lake Ontario in downtown Toronto.

    After finally having lunch (the first meal since early breakfast we had before leaving Venice in haste), we took a very slow stroll along the lake shore, enjoying the mountains, the water, the birds and other animals, the lush vegetation, the ancient walls and buildings. It really is a beautiful place. It is nothing like Venice, but it’s completely and undeniably gorgeous. In retrospect, all the places we visited in Italy were very different from each other, yet they did seem to have something in common, too. Something subtly, but distinctly Italian.

    Swans looking for some attention near the shores in Sirmione.


    Continue reading…

  3. Out of Venice – to lake Garda

    August 31, 2011

    Bidding farewell to Venice is a hard thing to do, so I will start this entry with some lost and found shots of La Serenissima:

    A rare creature rests in Cannaregio – a white gondola. Her name is Gabriella.


    Continue reading…