Our short nap lasted until the next morning. Thunder woke me at midnight and I was hungry enough to consider going out in search of food but the pounding rain make me reconsider.
The thunder and rain woke us several times in the night and finally at 6am Israel time (5am Italy) I gave in to my biological clock and played with the computer. Thank goodness for hotels with free wi-fi.
6:30 am Italy time I woke the rest of the family and we went down to breakfast. Now The Israeli Hotel Breakfast is a thing of legend – it has to be experienced to be believed – and I had warned my family that a continental breakfast would be quite different. We were pleasantly surprised. No salad or salt fish but plenty of bread in all different forms, cheese, fruit, cereal, yoghurt and naturally - coffee and juice.
After breakfast we returned to the lovely park by the lake. It seemed to be a dog-walking park and strolled along path enjoying the lake views and refreshing weather. Eyal tried out a few different techniques with his new camera and cooed over some cars in the car park.
A bridge over a small stream
Back in the car we drove towards Arona and without the pouring rain our driver was able to appreciate the beautiful views.
Eyal was too busy driving in Arona to snap a picture of the old city so I found one on the internet
I remembered climbing the San Carlo Statue when I was a child so I took them up the mountain side in that direction. My children, unlike me, are not great climbers or even enthusiastic visitors of monuments so we took a quick glance at the statue and drove on.
Another internet image because our driver/photographer likes to have at least one hand on the steering wheel.
The countryside was enchanting and the views of the lake breaking-taking. My children declared it was the most beautiful road they had ever travelled.
Lakeside Villa
On our return to the hotel we stopped at a super market to stock up on snacks and drinks for the journey. It always interests me to see the similarities and differences between supermarkets the world over.
After check-out we toured round to the other side of the lake: Angera, another location evoking childhood memories, and Ranco where my mother lived for a few years before I was born.
Angera Castle
I had hoped to show them Lago Monate where I learned to swim but all roads seemed to be pointing us in the direction of Milano and the autostrada so I didn't resist.
After breakfast we returned to the lovely park by the lake. It seemed to be a dog-walking park and strolled along path enjoying the lake views and refreshing weather. Eyal tried out a few different techniques with his new camera and cooed over some cars in the car park.
A bridge over a small stream Back in the car we drove towards Arona and without the pouring rain our driver was able to appreciate the beautiful views.
Eyal was too busy driving in Arona to snap a picture of the old city so I found one on the internetI remembered climbing the San Carlo Statue when I was a child so I took them up the mountain side in that direction. My children, unlike me, are not great climbers or even enthusiastic visitors of monuments so we took a quick glance at the statue and drove on.
Another internet image because our driver/photographer likes to have at least one hand on the steering wheel.The countryside was enchanting and the views of the lake breaking-taking. My children declared it was the most beautiful road they had ever travelled.
Lakeside VillaOn our return to the hotel we stopped at a super market to stock up on snacks and drinks for the journey. It always interests me to see the similarities and differences between supermarkets the world over.
After check-out we toured round to the other side of the lake: Angera, another location evoking childhood memories, and Ranco where my mother lived for a few years before I was born.
Angera CastleI had hoped to show them Lago Monate where I learned to swim but all roads seemed to be pointing us in the direction of Milano and the autostrada so I didn't resist.
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