Exploring Sirmione 02/10/2015

Today we walked from the castle /keep at the harbor to the North end of the island where there is a 1C BC Roman villa the size of an IKEA warehouse.  It's quite ruined but some of the very high walls are still there and it's being restored. 

Then a visit to the church for tomorrow's wedding. Nearby was a hummingbird hawkmoth flitting from flower to flower. 

We wandered downhill on cobbled streets past the expensive clothes shops, gelateria and gift shops. Chose a restaurant for lunch and enjoyed pizza. 

Walked back to the apartment -in total 8km. 

Getting ready for family meetup and dinner tonight. 

The heavy rain has only just started so there will be showers tomorrow. 

Sirmione, Lake Garda, Italy

Set the alarm for 1:30 am and left at 2:00. Drove to Dublin Airport and departed for Brgamo near Milan- the flight was three hours. To hire a car meant standing in a queue for 1.5 hours! 

Now sitting on the southern shore of Lake Garda admiring a view of mountains to the North and East of the lake. Temp is 17° and there isn't a breath of wind.  The forecast is appalling with heavy  rain due tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. Echoes of Morocco last November. 

For the moment all is peaceful though.