Visitors already? 8 agosto, 2013

There are very few people we would let come and visit us five days after we moved in but Claudia and Bob are among those few. They were vacationing in Northern Europe and were able to extend their trip and visit us in Como before heading home.  Luckily we are living in a furnished apartment because our belongings haven't even arrived from the States yet. They took the train from the Milan airport and I met them at the Como Borghi station which is an easy walk from here.

(Photo by Claudia Senesac)

On Wednesday, we took the ferry up the lake to Bellagio which is a beautiful and elegant old village in the midlake region. We enjoyed lunch at a lakeside cafe and shopped along the narrow, steeply stepped pedestrian streets. Thursday morning before they left, we took the funicular up the mountain for a great view of the lake and city of Como.

Bob and I share a common interest in photography so he always gets me motivated to learn new things about my camera when we're together. We visited the community market and bought fresh produce and  then cooked our first Italian meal together. There is a lot of creative energy when we are all together.

Having friends here has made our apartment feel more like home.