The Italian Blog - Part VII

So we arrived in Santa Marghertia and although drinks wern't exactly flowing, the sunshine kind of was! In Italy, everything closes between 1-4, adn we arrived during this time. After we checked in we went for a walk and it was empty, as most things are during these hours. There was little to do but go back to the hotel and have a nap and wait for things to open.

Santa Marghertia is a holiday resport, but it seems for the older generation. There are plenty of really nice boats in the habour but not too many bars. The following day we went to a little beach just outside of Portofino. The beaches here were really nice and we sat in the sun, read and dipped in the almost still sea, with the most gentle waves caressing the shoreline. The waters there are so clear, you can see at least 20 meters to the sea bed and the littles fish come right to the shore so that you can see them swiming around your legs.

We're staying a 3 star hotel and you would think this somewhat luxury compared to hostels but it certainly didn't feel like a 3 star hotel. We had to share the toliet and the shower was two floors above us!

We're moving onto Como now, an hour or so north of Milan in our penultimate stop. We had to stop in Genova once again to wait for the Milan train - a painful 2 hour wait for the train. It's a big night tonight in the football, Arsenal are playing Barcelona in the Champions League final. We haven't found many bars around the country that have football on, I just hope we can find one tonight in Como.