Bloody socialist Italians! First they vote in a former communist as the new president, then they decide to go on strike the day we planned to take a boat trip up lake Como. It wasn't just the boat people that went on strike, it was also the buses, trains, and metro.
We had actually planned to do the boat trip on the Thursday, but the weather was pretty poor and visibilty was low so we decided to do it Friday. At that time we didn't know about the strike. We walked through Como town which was pleasent although not a great deal to do. We went up the top of the hill on the funicular and there was even less to do there!
Knowing that the stike was now on from 8.30 to 4.30, we got up extra early to go to Milan where we saw the science and technology museum, did some shopping and went to an art gallery. We finished off with a local favourite, fried calzone (panzarotti), ice cream and sitting in the sun in the park before heading back to Como for the evening.
With more luck, we'll be doing the boat trip tomorrow and then off to Milano in the evening... see you all soon.
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