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Prego is not just a spaghetti sauce!

Jvi
2004-09-14 11:16:14

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Milan to Monterosso al Mare in the Cinque Terre. Make sure you stamp your ticket in the yellow box at the entrance to the train track and before you get on the train. Italy is on the honor system and you will be fined if they ask for your ticket and you failed to date stamp it before boarding the train. The train ticket looks like this. We took the 45 minute train ride to Varenna. It runs up the east side of Lake Como through Lecco and the views of the mountains and the lake are very nice. Lots of people on the train making and getting phone calls. Christine slept and we got off the train in Varenna as did many other Americans. Most of them were also going to Albergo Milano. I guess you have to expect a lot of Americans when you stay at a place recommended by Rick Steves. We have not stayed at many places recommended by Rick Steves and we may not in the future. Just so you don't get the wrong impression, the Albergo Milano was excellent. Great breakfast, nice balconies overlooking Lake Como, nice public room for sitting, clean and warm rooms with nice showers, and a nice veranda. The hotel also served wine and cappuccino on request. A first class place. Just a lot of Americans.

There were several taxis waiting for the train but we walked. It's only about a half mile to the Albergo Milano and a little further to the center of town. You just walk down to the road from the train station, turn right, walk up to the next road where you will find the Hotel Beretta on the right (very nice bar and snacks). Turn left, walk over the river and straight (Turn right after the river for the ferry to Bellagio or Menaggio). Otherwise, walk up about two blocks and take the sidewalk (paved path) on the right just as the road starts to go up and veers left. Walk down this path and the Albergo Milano is on the right. Unfortunately, we didn't do this, we walked down past the ferry and then along the water until we saw some stairs going up. I asked at the dress shop ...