Doug did an excellent job driving the very steep winding Maloja Pass from St Moritz into Italy
What we didn't realise, it was Labour day weekend - what a nightmare driving through the streets to the ferry terminal, heavy traffic in narrow streets & pedestrians walking all over the road. Finally we drove onto the ferry without any mishaps.
Time to relax on the ferry ride & admire the beautiful villages
At last Bellagio
Our house was in Via Crotto Pescallo - good thing we had our trusty Navman to guide us
NOW - I want you to try to imagine the scene - A very narrow 2 way street - the length of the street cars illegally parked - everyone trying to pass each other but not being able to fit - there is no way this could happen in Australia without "ROAD RAGE" But in this town everyone appears to be very patient, they politely reverse until the other car can squeeze by them.
We were unable to find any parking, so Tanya (our welcome lady) met us at the end of the dead end road, she was also flustered by the crowds & the traffic. She drove ahead of us & held back the oncoming traffic so we could take the only parking space available. If we weren't so stressed we would have laughed. As flustered as Tanya was, she was more upset to find our house had not been cleaned, she rang the owner "Giovanni". He came over with his car - gave us his personal garage to park our car for the week plus his other rental apartment in the centre of the city for our first night & $100 off our rental price. Giovanni drove us to his apartment so we didn't have to move the car.
View from Giovanni's apartment
The next morning he returned to drive us to our rental house
We had the bottom half of the house - it was lovely only a short walk to town, cafes, bars & restaurants
Cobbled path to the house
We are in for a week of fun in this town.
Stay tuned.
