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Jul 27, 20225 min read

Isola Madre on Lago Maggiore

Anche in italiano dopo ogni sezione Isola Madre is the largest of the three Borromean Islands on Lago Maggiore with the other two being...

Jun 18, 20222 min read

Castello di Milano

History of this castello dates back to 1358 when Galeazzo II a member of the Visconti dynasty and a ruler of Milan, ordered the original...

Jun 11, 20221 min read

Taking Trains in Italy - Milano

Instead of driving to Milano we decided to take the train from Stresa to Milano. It was the fast train with no stops in-between and we...

Jun 3, 20224 min read

Udine - Friuli

L'italiano è appena sotto l'inglese in blu - Scusa si ci sono errori (Italian translations just under English in blue) Gianni was born in...

Jun 2, 20222 min read

Italia - Festa della Repubblica

June 2nd in Italy is the "Festa della Repubblica" (Italy's National Day) and today in Stresa it was impossible to find parking because...

May 29, 20223 min read

Arona - Lago Maggiore

Our daughter Crystal and her fiancé Chris live in Arona which sits on the southern end of Lago Maggiore. Like Stresa, the lake and...

May 25, 20222 min read

Stresa 8am Wake Up Call

I have my morning walk around 6:45 am when it is already bright out in Stresa but the sidewalks are bare as everyone is still asleep. ...

Apr 30, 20224 min read

The Sights of Stresa and Italian Coffee Facts

This morning we got up at 7 am and went for an hour walk around town to start to get acclimatized. Even though it is a small town of...

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