06/06/10 - Piotta - Switzerland

It is said that visiting Tuscany is one of those rare experiences in life. We all loved living under the Tuscan sun for the last four days but it is now time to move on. We said good-bye to our neighbours and two in particular (Carlo and Rosato) whom we exchanged addresses and emails with. They were upset that we were leaving and asked us to stay at their place next time we visit Italy. We drove several hours and were to stop at Milan but we decided to keep driving to Switzerland. We continued to get lost and frustrated as the sat-nav kept have a tizz. About an hour toward Lucerne and in the Swiss Alps the freeway was jammed so we pulled off to a lovely hotel overlooking the still snow capped mountains at Piotta. It reached 32 degrees in Milan but is only 14 at the hotel. After dinner we walked the quint and beautiful streets with an alpine backdrop. We visited a huge waterfall caused by the melting snow. Tomorrow we head for Lucerne to spend three days.