Enjoying Lugano

Today has been a great day. The four of us met for breakfast at 10:00 again (why rush things? We are on vacation and RETIRED so there is no need to hurry things). After learning how things work at the breakfast buffet, we each pounced on our favorites. Caitie got the last whole wheat croissant after losing out yesterday. Pietro got his Swiss hot chocolate made from melted chocolate chunks before they ran out like they did yesterday. Mike and I got our cappacinos right away. We were having such a great time drinking coffee, munching on fruit and enjoying each other's company that we were the last to leave the dining room at 11:10.

We followed up breakfast with a walk down to the lake. On the way we stopped in the plaza to watch two Swiss men play chess on an outdoor board beside the Burger King. I should have the photos posted at about the same time this is posted on the blog so you can see the chess players and Caitie and Pietro watching. Then we wondered down to the lakefront before splitting up for individual activities. Caitie and Pietro went for a walk and rented a motor boat to see the lake. Mike and I sat and people watched and read our books. I went for a walk around the lake and took the Lugano photos of poeple's backs. I know it is impolite to take photos of people without asking, and being language deficient and shy, it was much easier to take photos of people that weren't aware that they were the subject of a tourist's photographic artistry. Enjoy them! The front side of these people were even better.

We are tucked in for nap time (it is 6:00 PM and dinner is not for an hour and a half) then we are off to have pizza for dinner. No $400 dinners tonight! The pizza is wonderful here... thin crust and delicious toppings. Given the company, I think we will have as much fun as we did last night.

Tomorrow we leave for Ferrara, Italy. We will be able to see where Caitie lives (if we can get up four huge flights of stairs), where she goes to school and also meet Pietro's family while we are there. After breakfast here, of course!

Love, Deanne