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.