Lake Como and Milan

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View of Lake Como at dusk from the hotel Lower section of the room for the boys ... And upstairs for us Sam goes fishing While Ben tries to feed the ducks Favourate afternoon cafe At a great little Pizza place of the main square at Varenna Entrance to the grotto at Villa Melzi gardens, created by Napoleon's vice president. Local fish in the lake, Sam and Ben tried to catch, but had to settle on them for dinner at the local restaraunts Menaggio from the Villa Melzi Gardens Piazzaq Chiesa - the main square in the town of Bellagio Bellagio from the ferry Turtles at Villa Carlotta, on Lake Como opposite Bellagio On the train to Milan, so see the sights including "The Last Supper" Duomo in Milan with service in full flight (plus lots of tourists) Main square outside the Duomo We visited "La Scala", the famous opera house in Milan - visitors are asked not to sing (not joking!) Church of Sant Maria delle Grazie, home of "The Last Supper" - as close as you get to take a picture of the real thing! In the "Galleria" there is a mosaic in the centre of a bull (the symbol of Fertility). There is a cone in the centre you put your heal and spin around for good luck (and fertility) Lets hope it's good luck, not fertility!