DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

We finished our guided tour and then wandered around Como. As I’ve noted previously, while we like guided tours, we also like to explore on our own. Many of the people on the tour rode the coach back to the hotel, but as we had already ridden the ferry on the previous day and were comfortable with doing so; we left the tour and went exploring on our own. My wife, Kathy, had seen a shop that we didn’t have time to stop in while we were on the tour, so we tried to find it. Alas, we didn’t find it, but found a few other places to shop and had a nice wander around Como. We spent some time in a store from Denmark called Flying Tiger, where we bought a few things, mostly a few gifts for some of our grandchildren. It reminded us of Ikea, but with smaller items. I would not have guessed we would have bought Danish items in Italy! I spent some time in a hobby shop, but didn’t buy anything. During our wander, we had a nice lunch at a café in the middle of this beautiful city. We eventually ended up back at the cathedral and stopped at a nearby café for something to drink before the ferry ride back to the hotel. We sat in the front of the ferry to soak in the views, but due to the weather, we were the “soakees”! The lake was a little rough and we got pretty wet from water splashing over the bow, so we moved inside to avoid getting totally soaked. We had dinner at a nearby restaurant at the end of a very enjoyable day.

My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-805528-1.html that includes the first part of the set of photos of the Como Cathedral, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html

Next up: More of our day 2 wander around Como and the first part of day 3

Inside the beautiful Como Cathedral

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We wish we could have heard the organ

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Wandering around Como

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I was tempted…

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Basilica San Fedele

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srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Great street scenes Dennis as well as beautiful interiors of the cathedral.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Mark, I appreciate it. We had never given much thought to Como, being more interested in Bellagio. However, we really enjouyed Como and are glad we spent some time there.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

That model store looks to be a fun browse.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

More examples of your fine work Dennis.

Don

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

It was a fun place to browse, but there never seems to be enough empty space in your luggage when you have a bunch of grandchildren (14 so far in our case) that you want to buy things for. I did manage to buy a 1:43 scale Ferrari 275LM when we were in San Marino last year though.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Don, I really appreciate your comment.

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

Very nice set, DJ!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

Well done!

tcthome Loc: NJ

Nice.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

The interiors of these old edifices are a sight to behold! Well done.

KillroyII Loc: Middle Georgia

I love following your travel and viewing your nicely captured pictures... Keep them coming

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great series, Dennis, I do love the architecture.

DJphoto Loc: SF Bay Area

Thank you Eugene.