Sunday, September 25
Arrived at Marco Polo Airport in Venice after an uneventful flight from New York. I have these great ear phones that cut out most of the sound around me, so I was actually able to sleep for a good part of the flight.
Our vacation landlady arrange for us to be met by taxi driver Ivo from Abusivo Taxi Service, which was a blessing as we were on the road within 20 minutes of landing. The way to Malcesine is via highway through rather flat farmland, so we were able to get some additional sleep on that 2-hour journey.
The landscape changed dramatically when we entered the town of Garda on Lake Garda and made our way slowly up the west coast of Italy's largest lake to our 3-bedroom apartment in Malcesine. Our friends Lucy and Noemi were supposed to be with us on this trip, but unfortunately an illness in the family kept them at home.
The map below shows where we are located to the lake.
The apartment is on the first floor of a 3-story building surrounded by olive trees and surprisingly one fig tree right outside our terrace. I don't know the normal growing season for figs, but it seems strange to have fruit growing at the end of September in the north of Italy.
What makes this area so conducive to olives, fruit and even lemon trees is the micro-climate created by being surrounded by mountains.
As you can see, we are very close to the town, so we spent the day walking. Following are a selection of photos from today's excursion.
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