Room with a View

Well Lake Como has not worked quite as planned !! ... What a surprise for the Jinx travellers !!!!

We arrived at our hotel to find it looked like a building site ( well next door did ). The room we were given could have been used as a site office it was that close to drills and hammers... I was only short of a hard hat and I could have got to work !! .. In fact I was thinking of making a profit on "Adyano's " plastering skills !!!

..... Needless to say we did a sharp exit !!!

So now homeless, and to top it off, it started to absolutely pour down and thunder.

We finally headed to another hotel ( in fact it was the only hotel with availability, so wasn't holding out much hope ! )

Well the hotel is nice, its not the Ritz, however, the setting is beautiful and the hotel is full of character - it dates back to the 14th century. We have a balcony over looking the lake in one of the prettiest areas, the view is to die for ( see below pictures from our balcony ). 

There is a pool and gardens leading up to the waters edge.  It's in a small quaint village in Varenna. It really is very tranquil. It has small cobbled streets, bars on the lake front, and small restaurants dotted throughout the village, it is centred by a "piazza" where we are staying with a beautiful church....what a gorgeous place, and belongs on an Italian postcard.

We have just enjoyed a nice chianti ( well maybe more than one ! ) on the waters edge, the rain may coming down, but it has not dampened our spirits !!! We have also found an amazing restaurant with a chef called Mario. There are only 5 tables, but the food is fantastic...... Mario, has promised the best pasta ever if I turn up tomorrow !!!

.... Now we could have gone to more bars, however, where did we end up ????? ....

In Church ( Rach, I know you probably can't believe it ! ).. There was the most fantastic music coming from the local church, so we joined the locals in listening to the band. I do feel like a fully fledged local and have joined their community spirit !! ... I love this place, its not touristy, or trying to being something its not, its natural and true Italian... And that's what we have been looking for ...
Everything must happen for a reason ! Ciao Ciao