Holiday.

I'm off on the traveling portion of my time in Europe now. First stop, Stresa, along Lago Maggiore. It's a bit west of Lake Como, in northern Italy. I just rambled the town yesterday, then hung out along the lake. I needed a bit of a break between work and mad-dash sightseeing. None of the accomodations were less than 45 Euros, but I found a kindly hotel manager who said she had a spare room in her home. If I would put up with an outdoor shower and toilet, plus her whining dog shut in a few rooms away, I could sleep for 25 Euro, including breakfast. Woohoo! Breakfast in Italy is less than a meal, though. I got some rolls and packet toast. Oh well. The coffee more than made up for it, as did my gelato last night: a chocolate & forest berry (blue, huckle, rasp, straw) rose on a cone-stem.