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That cloudy Friday 25 July this year, had to be up early tomorrow. At 4:45 the bus departure from beneath the harbor in Semedela, at 5:00 it from Olma. At the station I bring a quarter of an hour earlier, but I was not among the first. With small suitcases, backpacks and bags are waiting for the bus already covered mound. First go with them. The organization is very active sections paddle boat for trips DU Semedela with a student friend paddle boat embark on a two-day tour of the capital city of Lombardy Milan and the Borromeo Islands in Lake Maggiore.
Big white bus comes exactly. We are entering without a rush. Seating paddle boat is already defined. When we were almost all in their places, to show the problem. At the agency paddle boat Palma seat 22 and 23 assigned to four. Head of paths Dusan Popovic onto a cold solve the problem. It always happens that somebody suddenly can not be on the road and so he had at hand two spare seat. All 56 participants of the trip has been installed and go. At dusk the direction of Trieste, near Palmanova to Milan. Guide Jure VUGA - art historian - is expertly explained attractions, history and its remnants in places where he drove past our bus. 6 hours with two stops for urgent needs. Even for refreshments with delicacies prepared by the hardworking companion to this and other trips, and time and situation appropriate drop. And already ride the sunbathted Milan. Million 300 thousand people living in this industry, the second largest city in Italy. It was the millennia changeover lot of people and masters. We visit the magnificent walls of the castle Sforza family,
surprise us modest facade of the famous Scala opera house. Entry into it is not. You can read a program of escaping the season. A large central square of Milan dominated by high Gothic church - famous cathedral of colorful white - brown - pink marble and numerous towers, which rise towards the sky. Richly decorated and mighty. One of which is a model some time ago threw in the head Berlusconi paddle boat angry protester. The cathedral should not be in the group, but individually. At the entrance we reviewed armed security guards. paddle boat A strict view of handbags, even stricter on the bare shoulders and shorts vidual paddle boat young women.
If you do not wear "decent" entry is not for them. The interior is pleasantly cool. Because of us are not interested in street with boutiques of the most famous Italian fashion designers, with a friend some time together and comment on our: delight us a wealth of churches, palaces, castles. Historians eager to record paddle boat who is responsible for this wonder of all wonders. Nothing paddle boat but the fact that churches, castles, palaces grow on the suffering of ordinary people. The richer they are, the poorer the people paddle boat were against their walls.
Time is short, so you afford a Milan coffee. paddle boat On the shady side of the market at the pillar clean the home farewell, and we are already on their way onwards. Surprise me the accuracy of sightseers. There's no need to wait. Although no longer just tender age years, we can all visits and trails and we are at a certain time diligently in their seats on the bus. Jure explains the time between leaving the chat, gathering impressions and unforgettable. Another two-hour drive and you drive through the village at Grand Lake Maggiore Lague. Is 66 km long, at one end goes in neighboring Switzerland. It has a 213 km2 area, but through it flows the river Ticino. The widest part has a diameter of 12 km. It's got several islands and islets
Three, we visited the next day, Saturday, paddle boat in the Gulf of Borromeo. Housed in three-star hotel in Baveno. None of us can sue to luxury hotels near which we drove, because our very pleasant. Even dinner was good and served nicely. With colleague toast with homemade red wine on the birth of my grandchildren Valentine, which get us further in a good mood. We can short walk to the lake, where One conclusion that Italians do not "practice" public good. Passage along the coast of the lake is generally not possible. Far from generous access to our sea coast or shore of Lake Bled. Double room in the hotel is comfortable and clean. Difficulty sleeping is not. Brings me a train rushes also close by. At night it rains. Saturday morning was cloudy. Armed with umbrellas and anoraks and drive to one of the many small ports from where the shelters a little bigger ships take you to the islands. First, Isola Madre. It is the largest in the Gulf of Borromeo. The main seal gives it counts Borromeo family. The palace we visit the hall of the dolls (Sala bambolle), four seasons, paddle boat puppet theater and others. Above all, they are delightful gardens to the eyes and soul rest. They grow exotic trees and flowers, which they bring from all over the world; China, Bolivia, New Zealand, etc.. There grows the largest cypress in Europe (Casmir), paddle boat but they have opasati and more set out the ends with iron "zajlami" to stand upright. Rhododendrons, azaleas, cedars ... among them strolling peacocks and pheasants. From the large cages screeching sounds of colorful parrots. Even the rain has stopped, so we were deprived of the views in the canopy of tall trees. One