Lusty Lugano, Switzerland

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“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.” – Michael Palin

After a few hours on the Bernina Express we arrived in Tirano, Italy. A short layover before we hopped on to this bus.
Three hours later, we were going down narrow roads with views of Lake Como and Lake Laguno – our next “home”.
We walked from the train station up to this pretty cool hostel that Murph found. (They also had private rooms, so that was good!)
It was a bit of a shock to be surrounded by palm trees. This part of Switzerland is very Italian so it was also an adjustment to go from hearing mostly German to everyone speaking Italian. Also, the food choices most definitely had an Italian flair!
The place we’re staying didn’t offer reasonably priced breakfast so we headed for the markets. The watermelon was at peak season and delicious. 😋
We found a bakery that had avocado & arugula on pretzel rolls! Oh, and the view wasn’t bad either. I think I’m gonna like it here‼️
Murph in total agreement!
Remember how bundled up we were in Pontresina just yesterday???
The main draw here is floating around the lake on boats, in the sunshine, looking at the surrounding mountains.
Sigh….
The boats docked at many villages where people could hop off or on.
This is a typical street scene – looked VERY Italian.
Cool narrow alleyways to explore.
This funicular carried people up to the train station or down to the lake, and main street in town. It was very popular with locals and tourists alike.
One morning we took a boat across the lake to Gandria –
where we walked the lovely Sentiero dell’Olivo (olive grove trail).
I really liked this “fancy” restroom sign/light.
Floating by this post, we realized we were on the boarder of Italy and Switzerland.
Another trail, this time from Mont Bré down to the village of Bré.
This was quite fascinating – a version of a “street cleaner” – except it was designed to clean the flotsam and jetsam from around the lake. Switzerland is a very clean and, I’d say perfect, place!
Lugano has a wonderful lakeside public park. Great for strolling and smelling the flowers.
On our way to dinner one evening.
Did I mention that they have a beautiful waterfront that encourages la passeggiata (strolling in Italian)?
A fun and quiet “street” in Gandria.
Evenings were so relaxing on the lake.
Can’t beat these views.
All in all – Lugano was a hit with us!
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  4. Beautiful! I’m so glad the sun shone for you. We have stayed beside Lake Lugano, on the Italian side, and I agree it is simply gorgeous! 🙂

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