Yesterday we visited beautiful Lake Garda, about a one hour
bus trip from Verona. The temperature was about 29 degrees, it was a Sunday,
and just about all of Verona decided to visit as well. Not much you can do
about this I guess, after all, it is their country. We decided to spend most of
the day at the little peninsula known as Sirmione, and from there took a boat trip
across to Desanzano. The lake is absolutely beautiful, extending right up
towards the Alps. It is what us geographers would call a finger lake, being
quite long but narrow. Actually, I’m sure it is a glacial lake, and if Italy
was actually in Norway, it would be called a fjord. Anyway, enough of the
lessons, I have included some photos for you to enjoy.
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| The little village of Sirmione |
Today was a bit of a rest day; we seem to get very tired
very quickly so need more days where we try to limit the walking (to a miserly
20 kms). We decided to visit Verona’s famous Giardino Giusti gardens. These
gardens date back to the 15th century. Although not the best gardens
we’ve seen in eight weeks, they certainly were lovely, as you can see by the
photos. Now, if I could just have a garden back home like this!
It has just started raining outside our little villa, and the thunder can be heard in the distance. It is about as idyllic as one could ever imagine. Tomorrow it’s off to Venice, and Wednesday we move to Florence for five days. We are just hoping we can find enough stamina to see out the remaining week or so.
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| The courtyard at our villa. |
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