With melatonin and cold and flu capsules in my system, I slept well for the first time in days. Smorgasbord breakfast of fresh fruit, yoghurts, meats, cheese eggs, breads, cakes and coffee. Fuelled up for the day we took the ferry ride to Pella and then Isola di San Giulio. Pella would probably be very active with tourists- boating and sitting in cafes- at the height of,summer, but today a quiet and sleepy village where half an hour was adequate to wander arou...

24-25 September The holiday began by travelling with Mark and Ruth via Hong Kong to Milan, and then in a hired taxi van to San Giulio de Orta and arriving at about 10am. The drive into the lake area started at the top of the hill that wound its way down on cobbled streets designed and built centuries ago for horse and carts at the largest. Our van was at times literally only 2centimeters space each side and scrapping the sides when Luca was not vigilant. As w...