Lago Maggiore

Wow, so I didn't make it far on this blog experience... .I'll try and keep up for the last few weekends. This is a short one on Lago Maggiore.

Lago Maggiore.... Who wants to name their lake "Lake Major". I guess it's like "Lake Superior". Who knows. Regardless, it's beautiful and rather flat. It was Imane's last weekend, so we all went out on the lake and had some fun! The lake itself is surrounded by cliffs or non-flat land, so there's actually very few beaches. We did manage to make it out to the islands and spent most of the day floating around on a boat. At this time I had no idea of the "I'm on a boat" song... It was unfortunate. Now I can't get it out of my head.

Regardless, it was a fantastic ride. The end of that weekend resulted in going to Milan for dinner, drinks and more drinks. This was the second aperitivo, I think, I had in Milan. I must say, the place was impressive the first time, but the second time, I really got to soak in the atmosphere. The aperitivo consisted of multiple little stands which were located throughout the bar serving small portions of food. The food wasn't particularly good... most of it was cold and very sour. What was hialrious was the main central area. There was a circle of buffet type stands where a two guys who worked at the place stood. They wouldn't allow you to go onto the little area with food unless the person before you was done. Then, they'd just pile your plate with one piece of each type of food. I suppose pile is a misstatement. In the end, you probably got 5 bites out of what you waited 20 minutes for. I suppose it's non-ideal but works well for the bar. At least they don't have to pay as much for food costs... Perhaps that's their business model. That and 8 euro drinks.

After the bar, we wandered around before going to our next bar. We went to see the Duomo at night, which is gorgeous. The building got recently renovated and was a gorgeous creamy white color. White lights shown on the building which gave it a very ghostly feeling. It was a bit eerie.

The last bar we went to was a belly dancing/hookah bar. There was no cover, but each beer (or whatever drink you wanted) was 15 euros! you could get a coke for the low low price of 15 euros here. That's about when we left...

Subsequently, we got lost in Milan and an hour and 20 minutes later, made it home. Safe, a little tired and with a lot less money.