As per my previous 3 blogs, I and two long time friends are excited about our planned trip to Italy, where we plan to tour for one month starting in May, 2015. I have previously shared travel tips, information on the preplanning for this adventure, how to arrange for train travel and a detailed itinerary for the initial five days. We are looking forward to beautiful blue coastal waters; mesmerizing scenery; museums and architecture tracing back centuries; café watching; nightly strolls and eating delicious foods.

For review, when we arrive at the  Milan airport on the first day, we have planned to be picked up  by a driver with a car to drive us to Lake Como which will cost us about $45.00 per person. We will be luxuriating at a lovely Bed & Breakfast Hotel, Locanda della Maria,  located at  Via Ludovico…