Day 15 – Italian Ending to the Trip

Lago Maggiore at Stresa

We arrived in Milano at 9:12 am, took a second train to the airport and picked up our rental car and drove to the hotel which is near the airport. Fortunately I added a GPS as I don’t think I could have ever found the hotel without it. After a shower and some rest, we drove up to Stresa to see the Lago (Lake) Maggiore area. Lago Maggiore is the second biggest lake in Italy and it was about a 40 minute drive from the hotel, not counting getting lost by putting in the wrong address in the GPS. 

Lakeside in Stresa

The other end of the lake is in Switzerland, so we were very close to the border. Stresa is a beautiful lake-side resort at the foot of the mountains where the well-to-do Milan people go for a vacation at the lake. There are a number of island communities with beautiful gardens to visit as well, but we didn't have the time and the weather was getting iffy with some dark clouds in the area.

Arrivederci Italia

After Stresa, we drove back to the hotel and had a wonderful final dinner at a restaurant recommended by the lady at the hotel. I don’t know why but Italian food always tastes better in Italy and the people at the restaurant were very friendly with us. It was a nice ending to a great vacation. Tonight we pack one last time and our flight is at 10:40am tomorrow.