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Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Luino October 21st 2018

Early breakfast then taxi ordered for 8.30am to catch the 9.32am train to Porto Valtravaglia near Luino. We had pre purchased the tickets yesterday via the hotel front desk. Exciting catching our first Italian train, all went well and pleased with the service. Rang Sorino to come collect us from station, arrived his house about 11.40am. He had lunch prepared, pasta then crumbed veal. Plenty of talking happening, Dalyse doing very well with her Italian. Sorino hadn't changed a bit, Lucca was ther also. Sarina & Davide in Sicily so couldn't join us. After lunch went for walk up to Musadino village then Domo to see Aunty's old apartments & church next door. Great memories of our last visit 12 years ago. Caught train and taxi back to hotel, then dinner & bed.... read more
Inside train
Porto Valtravaglia station
Sorino's home

Europe » Italy » Lombardy » Luino May 19th 2010

Geo: 46.002, 8.74168This was our last full day in Switzerland (until we return in 5 weeks or so). Again, fabulous blue skies and sunshine, so we raced down to Porto Ronco to catch the boat to the markets at Luino. The boat cruise was lovely – I'll remember sitting I nthe sun, ordering great cappacinos brought to our deck chairs, whilst watching gorgeous pastel towns and villas pass by. When we arrived at the market (almost 90 minutes later), it was incredibly crowded, and the stalls took up most of the roads in the town. Poor old Matthew, who isn't keen on shopping at the best of times, kept telling us to hurry through so we could get out of this market – we didn't want to break his heart by telling him that the market ... read more
Steven and Georgia dancing a sailor's jig
Porto Ronco
Ronco, from the water




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