I feel like that sounds like the beginning of some cool 40s action/thriller...perhaps a Marlene Dietrich type jets across the lake escaping from spies...
Well, today, I'm that Marlene Dietrich, but no spies in pursuit.
Instead, I decided to branch out a bit from the life I've been living in Italy as of late. Winter here is not as rough as winter in Michigan, but it still tends to be gray, rainy and cold...and I've found that I've spent a lot of the time when I'm here visiting Hans curled up in a corner on the sofa under a blanket.
Cozy, but not exactly the jet-setting Italian lifestyle I imagine for myself.
So this week, while Hans is spending a lot of hours working, I decided to pack up my laptops and get in the car, and drive somewhere for a change of scenery. And since this was a road trip, I couldn't go too far...I work remotely and still have meetings to get to when the U.S. wakes up for the day.
So I turned to Meteo.it (Italy's weather channel) to see where it was the warmest and sunniest--and to my surprise, it was the lakes area near Milan! Surprise, because that area is quite close to Switzerland, surrounded by mountains, and I would have thought it would be quite a bit colder. But it was going to be around 70, so I opened up Booking.com, found a cute little hotel with a view of Lake Como, and headed out.
My trusty Fiat Panda rental, ready to take me on adventures!
Now if you're staying in the north of Italy, the lakes are really close to most cities. I love all of them--Lago d'Orto, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Como...they're scenic, surrounded by small mountains and picturesque little towns, and are quintessential Italy.
It was a 2.5 hour drive from Pinerolo--the same amount of time it takes me to drive from Detroit to my hometown of Grayling, Michigan--a very doable trip!
*Note--it's less than an hour from the Milan airports.
And I had a fun road trip. I made a few calls, played a few tunes, stopped off for...don't judge me...Burger King:
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