Day Two in Como was a pretty quiet day for us. After sleeping in, we did mounds of laundry. We have mastered the art of doing laundry in our hotel sinks. (If you ever get the opportunity to try this out, I highly recommend it.)
We finally left the hotel a little bit after noon and went to the local supermarket to shop for a picnic lunch, which we ate by the lake. We shared some of our lunch with several local ducks, who were quite happy to lend a “helping bill”. After lunch we made our way to the Funicular, a cable car that takes you up the side of a mountain to a small town named Brunate. On our way up the mountain, we sat across from two Italian nuns, who seemed to be enjoying the ride and looking forward to the view at the top.
Once at the top of the hill, we wandered the old town a bit before finding a good outlook from which to take pictures. Two beautiful Russian girls were also taking photos (Eric was jealous of their camera) and took one of us as well. We had the option of taking a bus around the top of the mountain, but decided instead to come back down and have a leisurely afternoon.
We sat next to the water for a while and looked at the passersby and the lake. Eric also reviewed all of our journal entries so we could be ready to post them. We again strolled through Como, this time during the day, to get a closer look at the cathedral, and to check out some of the shops. Back at the hotel, we caught up on some paperwork and emails from home until we realized that it was 10 pm and we needed to eat! We went to the local pizzeria, ate and left without incident to come home and post some additional photos. Tomorrow we are on our way in to Milan for a day before flying to Paris. Suddenly, we are present to the possibility of our trip ending. No, no! Italy has been fantastic, but we are excited for our week in Paris to begin.
