This morning we awoke to lovely blue skies and did
almost nothing after breakfast except sit in the sun until around 1130, then we
thought we`d better make some plans for the day.
I`d been contemplating what a “normal” Friday would
have been for me if I`d been at home in my usual routine. Work of course, and
whilst I miss all the folks at work, friends and family, I was struck by how
lucky we are to be on this extended break in such beautiful surroundings.
After shaking myself out of this indulgent contemplation,
we decided we would catch the 1340 water taxi to Sirmione, a narrow spit of
land that juts out into Lake Garda.
It`s about 40 minutes on the boat and we got chatting
to a couple on holiday from Newcastle upon Tyne, very friendly people and we were pleased to bump into them again
in a pavement café later in the day.
They had enjoyed a few days in Verona and said what a lovely small city it
is, so research is planned for later to see if a visit is viable.
Sirmione is a very pretty town with a small castle
surrounded by fortifications and canals very similar to Peschiera del Garda,
but boy is it busy, and this is not even peak season. A lot of Italians holiday
in the Lake Garda and in July and August it must be heaving.
The shops are of course aimed firmly at the tourists
and there must be more Geltao shops per square mile than anywhere else on the
planet, they are everywhere and selling jumbo sized cones filled with about a
third of a litre of gelato ! Never seen so many or so large icecreams.
There is also a shop dedicated to doggie gelato and
confectionary so our canine friends don`t feel left out.
Louis never noticed, so is non the wiser to having
missed out on such a delicious treat.
Walking the lanes around the town the air is heavy
with the aroma of Roses and Jasmine and on one house wall was a plaque to NaomiJacob, teacher, actress and writer who lived here from 1930 as the climate
suited her tuberculosis she had contracted earlier in her life in Ripon,
Yorkshire.
I think there is a great deal to see and do in this
part of Italy
and it is certainly a great holiday destination. The lake water is an amazing
turquoise colour as you can probably see in the photographs.
If the weather appears to be settled, I think we will venture further up the lake to visit some of the towns and villages.
There was no option for a ferry back to Peschiera del
Garda so we caught the local bus back and were relieved to leave behind the crowded hoards to their giant gelato.
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