On top of the mountain, looking out...
On one of the Palace Walls in the garden...
Us in Lake Maggiore...Stresa
Stresa is a small town on Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore is at the top of Italy, and goes all the way through to Switzerland!
When we arrived here me, Sabine, Kate and Ben went down to the lake and had a swim in it’s freezing cold waters.
After that us kids played a game of mini golf with Jason. This was a ruthless course, and you had to hit really hard. We loved it! I fell backward off a tree stump and grazed my leg (Sabine).
That night we went out for dinner (as usual!!). I had a lovely basil and tomato pasta dish which remains the best meal so far (Chantal). I had the usual - a marguerita (tomato and cheese) pizza (Sabine).
The next morning we got up early for a long day. We went to two of the three islands in the lake in the morning. One of them had a lovely palace and gardens, and the other one was smaller with lots of markets. When I was walking through a palace, a little girl, about 2 years old, came up and took me by the hand. I was led around by her for about 15 minutes (Sabine). Meanwhile, I (Chantal) was trying to catch lizards with Ben.
Next we took a cable car up the mountain. We walked up the next bit to get to the very top. The view was amazing, and we could apparently see Switzerland. There were lots of grasshoppers and one bit Jason!
After that we caught the cable cars back down, and caught a boat to the last island. We were pretty tired! On this island was another palace and another garden, not quite as spectacular as the last. At the end, we saw a woman pointing down the cliff face, yelling in Italian. We went over and looked down. At first we couldn’t see anything, then we saw a snake weaving in and out the rocks. A man came with a big stick and started whacking it. Then, when it fell off the cliff onto the rocks below by the lake, they started chucking rocks at it. We were both very shocked at this, and felt very sorry for the snake.
That night we had an early night (for once!) and packed, ready to travel to our last destination in Italy, Venice…
Stresa is a small town on Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore is at the top of Italy, and goes all the way through to Switzerland!
When we arrived here me, Sabine, Kate and Ben went down to the lake and had a swim in it’s freezing cold waters.
After that us kids played a game of mini golf with Jason. This was a ruthless course, and you had to hit really hard. We loved it! I fell backward off a tree stump and grazed my leg (Sabine).
That night we went out for dinner (as usual!!). I had a lovely basil and tomato pasta dish which remains the best meal so far (Chantal). I had the usual - a marguerita (tomato and cheese) pizza (Sabine).
The next morning we got up early for a long day. We went to two of the three islands in the lake in the morning. One of them had a lovely palace and gardens, and the other one was smaller with lots of markets. When I was walking through a palace, a little girl, about 2 years old, came up and took me by the hand. I was led around by her for about 15 minutes (Sabine). Meanwhile, I (Chantal) was trying to catch lizards with Ben.
Next we took a cable car up the mountain. We walked up the next bit to get to the very top. The view was amazing, and we could apparently see Switzerland. There were lots of grasshoppers and one bit Jason!
After that we caught the cable cars back down, and caught a boat to the last island. We were pretty tired! On this island was another palace and another garden, not quite as spectacular as the last. At the end, we saw a woman pointing down the cliff face, yelling in Italian. We went over and looked down. At first we couldn’t see anything, then we saw a snake weaving in and out the rocks. A man came with a big stick and started whacking it. Then, when it fell off the cliff onto the rocks below by the lake, they started chucking rocks at it. We were both very shocked at this, and felt very sorry for the snake.
That night we had an early night (for once!) and packed, ready to travel to our last destination in Italy, Venice…
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