Lake Garda

We were sad to leave the Dolomites, but were happy to be going somewhere almost as beautiful, Lake Garda. We took a bus from Castelrotto down the mountain to Bolzano, and rented a car for the nearly two-hour drive to the town of Garda. The place we rented was right on the lake and was in Garda itself.

One night, a band played in the restaurant directly below our balcony, and we had a great view of the crowd dancing and often singing along. It was like having box seats to a concert.

Garda is a cute town, but the best part is the various views of the lake.

One morning, Shana and Debbie awoke early and hiked up the mountain above town, to give us even more views of both the city and the lake.

We drove along the lake, and eventually arrived in the town of Malcesine with its impressive castle.

We did not, however, visit the castle as our ultimate destination was the town of Limone sul Garda on the other side of the lake. Limone sul Garda is extremely touristy but we could not deny that it is beautiful.

Our time in Garda was relaxing and lovely. We were once again sad to leave such a beautiful place, but we were headed to the "big" city where we continued to enjoy Italy, but with an Asian (food) twist.

Ciao,

Jeff and Shana