MUSIC IN MILAN

 

DAYS 5 and 6

 

 

Friday, March 15, was an entirely free day.  Six people (Martha, Joyce, Jessie, Olga, Chela and Dori) took a chauffeured trip to St. Moritz in the Alps.   Gordo went back to Cremona.  Maria and I met to discuss our October trip to Milan.  And in the afternoon most of the others took a second tour  with Andrea and went to both the Castello and the Pinoteca Brera.  I think it was an exhausting, but exhilarating day for all.

 

That evening we met at Cantina della Vetra for dinner.  Joining us were Martha's friends Lorenzo and Aurora. 

 

Martha and Lorenzo

 

It was a good end to a good day.

 

On Saturday morning, very early, we hoofed over to Foro Buonoparte, near the Castello, to catch a bus to Lake Como.   The group totaled 48, so it was more like a cattle herd, but the guide, Davide, was very good and read the group well.  We first arrived at Villa Olmo, a huge house by the Lake:

 

 

 

Linda and Don:  very much in love.

 



As Martha learned, so ungracefully, the WC there is not for the faint of heart.  Find someplace else for relief!

We then walked to the mouth of the funicular:

 

Scenes from the funicular:

                    And scenes from Brunate:

Donna and Irene



Bruce tells great stories at lunch.

And scenes from the Lake during our boat ride:

And the train station in Como:

 

That concluded our trip to Lago Como.  We got on the bus and rode back to Milan.