Monthly Archives: November 2022

The manager of our hotel was very helpful and suggested two restaurants within a short walk which were open on Mondays, when many places are closed. We had to negotiate a road improvement scheme to get there, with no provision at all for pedestrians, so it was tricky to say the least! The seafood place […]

The plus side of having to organise our own breakfast was that we ate sufficient calories to keep us going until lunchtime. Although today was another relatively short walk of about 21 kilometres, we are now into the swing of getting up at 6am and leaving by 7-7.30am. That also gives us plenty of time […]

This morning was another early start as the trains back to Robbio left Vercelli at either 0733 or midday, and the latter would have meant we had to rush to arrive at our destination in daylight. So, we left our B&B at 7am and walked the short distance to the train station where we found […]

Although today’s was to be a relatively short walk of about 20 kilometres we decided to set out early anyway, and left our B&B with day sacks at 0650, just as it was beginning to get light. What a luxury to carry just lunch and rain gear! It was rather pleasant to have the streets […]

We certainly felt in need of our rest today after yesterday’s marathon of nearly 30 kilometres. After a luxurious lie-in, leisurely breakfast, and ministering to the washing machine, we set out to find somewhere to have a good lunch. Retracing our steps of yesterday we were much more appreciative of the tree lined pedestrianised boulevard, […]

We did unexpectedly well with our billet last night. It looked as though the owners may have used enforced closure during Covid lockdowns to renovate their rooms, and ours was both comfortable and well appointed. The hotel was busy, and it has a good restaurant. We enjoyed a proper Italian risotto with a glass of […]

This morning we woke relatively late as we have a shorter walk, but were surprised to see a wall of fog hiding the lake from view. Today’s forecast had been for sunshine all day. What a contrast with last night’s beautiful sunset reflecting across the lake! After a leisurely breakfast we had to walk back […]

Once the trick or treaters went home we got a good night’s sleep, though the alarm went off too early! We had asked for breakfast at 7am but as that was too early for our landlady she delivered breakfast last night so we could get going early. Having asked for some milk we were able […]

We are now used to the fact that many shops and restaurants are closed on Sundays and Mondays, so choosing where to eat last night was easy: we returned to the pizzeria we ate at last night which is open 7 days a week all year. They work very hard! Tottering back down the hill […]