After trying to get a reservation in Bologna and Vicenza, Italy with no luck while in Switzerland, we took the train to Desenzano on Lake Garda and walked to the tourist office where they helped us find a hotel. The hotel is like the town... a bit tired. But we are enjoying relaxing which includes walking the promenade and small streets in the town center. Yesterday we took the boat to Sirmione on the tip of a peninsula and spent the afternoon walking a bit and having lunch.
Lake Garda is the third of Italy's 3 big lakes. Lake Como and Maggiore are in the north on the border with Switzerland and are beautiful. Lake Garda does not have the mountains in the south of the lake where we are, so it doesn't quite have the charm and beauty of the other two.
Today it was not unique to be having our breakfast cappucino and croissant in a nice cafe, but it was different that the cafe included 2 roman columns built around 400 ad. After enjoying wonderful weather on almost every day of our trip, today it turned cloudy and cool. Hopefully the sun will return soon.
Tomorrow we train to Venice and meet our friends from Denver, Cindy and Bob McCready, who are joining us for 12 days in the Veneto and Florence areas.
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