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We arrived in Varenna.
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Our train goes on to the next stop.
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View of Lake Como from our hotel room.
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View of Lake Como from our hotel room.
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Lot's of steep steps in Varenna
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Lake Como shore
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Insalata Mista (mixed salad) at a Varenna restaurant
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Ducks at that restaurant
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Gardens on Lake Como near Varenna - we visited them later
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Hillside on Lake Como near Varenna
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Somebody's garage in Varenna - carved right out of the bedrock
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Ubiquitous public fountain
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Hotel's cat Sushi on the ledge during our late dinner
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Lake Como from the hotel's deck during the evening
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Dessert
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Dinner at Albergo Milano, in Varenna
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The hotel's other cat, Sashimi
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View near hotel from the deck.
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More view from hotel
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View of Lake Como from hotel.
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More Lake Como.
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More view from hotel
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We went on a quest to find the Fiumelatte river
(Italy's shortest river), but failed
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The castle at Vezio, above Varenna.
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Some pretty flowers in Monastero Gardens in Varenna.
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Fountain in the garden
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Lake Como from the garden
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A magnolia tree provided welcome shade in the garden
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A kumquat tree in the citrus section of the garden
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The citrus section of the garden.
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The lake was alive with fish - we ate some later that day.
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The next day we trekked up to Vezio, directly above
Varenna, to see a castle and the castle's falconer.
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The clock tower in the village next to the castle
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The view from Vezio
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More view from Vezio
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Lavender in Vezio
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A raptor at the castle in Vezio
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The castle falconer gets ready for a talk.
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Another raptor
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A cool olive tree at the castle
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William climbs the steps to the castle tower.
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The castle tower drawbridge.
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Climbing in the tower
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View from the castle tower at Vezio
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More view from the castle tower at Vezio
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More view from the castle tower at Vezio
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View of a lesser tower from the castle tower at Vezio
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A mace on display in the castle tower.
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Elaine leaves the castle tower
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View of the castle tower from the ground
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A subterranean vault near the castle - was used as
a bunker in the defense of Varenna against the
Germans during World War I.
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A lizard at the castle in Vezio
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The castle falconer prepares to "fly" one of
his birds
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There he goes
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The bird flies away
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And comes back.
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More bird.
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More bird.
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Later we took the ferry to Belagio. This
picture shows Varenna as we pulled out.
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More Varenna from the ferry.
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More Varenna from the ferry - including our hotel, Albergo Milano.
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Castle at Vezio from the ferry.
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Fancy house at Bellagio.
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Bellagio from the ferry.
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Dessert after dinner in Bellagio.
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The passagiato in Varenna - path to the ferry dock from the town
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We went to the railroad station in Varenna and prepared to
go back to Milan.
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