Dear Family & Friends: Switzerland was so amazing, and the weather so wonderful, that it was a sad and tearful departure when we had to say goodbye to both the country and to Ken's mother, Marilyn, on June 29. Marilyn went on to visit friends in Germany while we took a series of trains south from Interlaken to Milan, Italy, and then east to Descenzano, which is on the southernmost tip of lake Garda, the largest lake in Italy. We arrived on a Sunday, which meant that everyone in town had the day off and was out enjoying the restaurants, gelato shops, boating, and swimming. There was definitely a party atmosphere in this lakeside town and it was a great introduction for our family to Italy. This was the one town, out of our entire trip,
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