We drove along the lake from Lecco, a town on the south-eastern part of the lake and passed by Bellagio and then to Como town. The scenery was indeed beautiful. It is not something which can be captured on film and be able to feel that kind of emotions when you looked at the pictures again. It is the whole atmosphere of the houses, villas and churches on the slopes of the valley and some built on the lake itself. After driving for a few kilometers, you will chance upon another town, and another town with all the necessary shop like a pharmacy, restaurant, and so on. The best part of it is that you can see the houses and towns over at the other side of the lake.
Throughout the whole trip, I am pondering... How did they manage to build those houses on the valleys? It's not just a few houses, it's like thousands of them from the bottom of the valley to the top of it and there is only one road up and it is a winding and narrow road. When it first started constructing the town, wouldn't there be traffic jams? And how did they transport those cranes up the valleys? How do these people go to work? Wouldn't there be traffic congestion if everybody drives to work every morning? Although cars are cheap in Italy, how about those who cannot afford a car? I barely see any public buses going there. Grow their own food? Nah, I see very few vegetation plots around. And where do the children go to school? I saw school buses along the way but I don't see any schools around. Does that mean that all these children have to travel 1-2 hours everyday downhill to the cities to study? So many questions on my mind. I hope I can get to know a local staying on the valley and have an interview with him.
We came across this interesting Hotel Belvedere at Bellagio. This town is sited on the promontory overlooking the three arms of the lake. (Lake Como is shaped like an inverted 'Y') They have rooms on the ground floors that have windows that stretches from the height of the knee to the ceiling. The wondow looks out to the vast lake and valley on the other side of the lake and... the bed is placed just at the window! Can you imagine waking up every morning to be greeted with such a stunning view? I think this is the best spot especially for honeymooners to have a break from all those hectic city tours. I wished my honeymoon suite will have a view as nice as this. *wink*
