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I knew it had to happen. The weather forecast said snow for Easter. The skiers didn’t care, but those of us who are now into spring mode certainly did.<\/p>\n
So I took advantage of living where I do, bundled 2 of the teenagers into the Mini and we fled south to Lake Como on a quest for warmth, sunshine, Italian food and maybe even George Clooney. We managed everything except for the latter, which is probably just as well as I nearly hyperventilated when we encountered Hakan Yakin (a well-known, but now retired Swiss footballer), and the children wouldn’t have coped with the embarrassment of a George sighting…..maybe next time though \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
The weather wasn’t perfect – two big thunderstorms left clouds in their wake, but we had a lovely couple of days just mooching, eating ice-creams and pasta and juggling with assorted languages. We stayed at minimal expense in a Grand Hotel in Cadenabbia, left over I assume from the days of the Grand Tour, and only a stone’s throw from the ferry to Bellagio. Bellagio dates from the Middle Ages and is an absolute delight.<\/p>\n
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