After spending our "three perfect days" in Rome we took a train to Milan where we were based for the remainder of our time in Italy. Before moving on to our Milan experienc
e I wanted to reminisce about our day trip to Bologna and to Lake Como.
BOLOGNA
Bologna is roughly one hour from Milan on the Milan–Bologna high-speed railway. We purchased a round trip ticket, roughly 80 euro per person departing Milan at 10:00 am with 8:00pm return ticket. We 
e I wanted to reminisce about our day trip to Bologna and to Lake Como.BOLOGNA
departed Milan arrived Bologna Centrale station on time. However, our return train was delayed for about 45 minutes.It was a short walk from the train station to the Piazza del Maggiore in the heart of Bologna. It was really hot in Bologna, thank goodness for the beautiful covered walk ways along the major streets!
Our day was spent sightseeing on our own with a stop for lunch in a beautiful little square off the main road.
Bologna is well-known for its food and this little café delivered, we had a fantastic lunch and of course even though it was hot we had to have something with B
olognese sauce since it originated in this part of Italy. We had a great bottle of prosecco, my husband remarked “the prosecco over here is not the same stuff they send to the states, it’s really good". The prosecco may have been extra good because it was so hot outside and the cold drink was so refreshing. W
e had a lovely day in Bologna, I definitely would like to return and spend a longer time in early spring.
Our day was spent sightseeing on our own with a stop for lunch in a beautiful little square off the main road.Bologna is well-known for its food and this little café delivered, we had a fantastic lunch and of course even though it was hot we had to have something with B
olognese sauce since it originated in this part of Italy. We had a great bottle of prosecco, my husband remarked “the prosecco over here is not the same stuff they send to the states, it’s really good". The prosecco may have been extra good because it was so hot outside and the cold drink was so refreshing. W
e had a lovely day in Bologna, I definitely would like to return and spend a longer time in early spring. However, I do have one suggestion for day trip excursions. When you first arrive take one of those sightseeing tours to get a fill of the city and the sites, stop for lunch and after lunch explore more closely some of the sights you saw on the tour. We didn’t do this but nonetheless we had a great time; hind sight is 20 20, as the old saying goes.
LAKE COMO – BELLAGIO
One misty overcastted morning at 9:30 am we board a motor coach t
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ake Como where we would later board a boat to see the towns along Lake Como. We would dock in Bellagio, the home of George Clooney, and return to spend the afternoon in the city Lake Como before returning to Milan. This day trip was a welcome break for the hustle and bustle of city life in Milan, there was not much walking involved or consulting maps. We just boarded the motor coach and let the tour guide, guide us. Lake Como is the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and 
Lake Verbano, and is ringed with scenic towns. On our cruise, we admired the lakeside villas and the magnificent scenery.
Before we docked in the beautiful little town of Bellagio we asked for a lunch suggestion from one of the tour guides, we had two tour guides to accommodate the different languages one of them from Milan and the other lived in Lake Como. The Lake Como guide was the one we asked for lunch recommendation. She not only recommended the restaurant she told us what to order. As our guide suggested we followed the steep stairs up a hill to this little restaurant with maybe 8 tables. We had a phenomenal meal of fish
and rice, the boys had pizza, it 
was good too. The fish and rice dish was so tasty with the zesty taste from the lemon, the peppery taste from black pepper and the richness of a full body olive oil all pulled together with a little salty cheese, awesome!
One misty overcastted morning at 9:30 am we board a motor coach t
o L
ake Como where we would later board a boat to see the towns along Lake Como. We would dock in Bellagio, the home of George Clooney, and return to spend the afternoon in the city Lake Como before returning to Milan. This day trip was a welcome break for the hustle and bustle of city life in Milan, there was not much walking involved or consulting maps. We just boarded the motor coach and let the tour guide, guide us. Lake Como is the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and 
Lake Verbano, and is ringed with scenic towns. On our cruise, we admired the lakeside villas and the magnificent scenery.
Before we docked in the beautiful little town of Bellagio we asked for a lunch suggestion from one of the tour guides, we had two tour guides to accommodate the different languages one of them from Milan and the other lived in Lake Como. The Lake Como guide was the one we asked for lunch recommendation. She not only recommended the restaurant she told us what to order. As our guide suggested we followed the steep stairs up a hill to this little restaurant with maybe 8 tables. We had a phenomenal meal of fish
and rice, the boys had pizza, it 
was good too. The fish and rice dish was so tasty with the zesty taste from the lemon, the peppery taste from black pepper and the richness of a full body olive oil all pulled together with a little salty cheese, awesome! The Lake Como region is known for silk production, we were told
that the best places were in Bellagio, after lunch we shopped for scarf’s and peeked into as many shops as we could. I would have loved to have had more time in Bellagio. 
We took a harrowing ride on the tiny hillside roads back to Lake Como on our big motor coach, that was an experience. Driving on those narrow roads is not for the faint of heart. Back in Lake Como it was suggested that we visit one of the churches in the square, we passed on that because at this time we had been in Italy for at least 8 days and had our fill of churches, we went shopping and sightseeing in the rain. What a beautiful day!
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