Lake Como, Italy

Jen and I originally planned to fly from Dublin to Paris and then train home from France, but some recent rioting Paris caused us to reroute to Italy. We flew into Milan in order to take a train to Lake Como in northern Italy. Between train breaks, we shared pizza and pasta for lunch, which is appropriate for Italy. We arrived in Lake Como just as the sun went down, which happens around 5 o'clock now in Europe with the time change. The hostel provided a very friendly and entertaining environment. We met and talked with other youth from New York and 3 girls who are studying abroad in Rome. We had many stories and recommendations to share on places to visit. We woke up Friday morning to the sun rising from the behind mountains over the lake. We quickly got ready and went to the city center to look around before going back to Regensburg. The gelateries were all closed when we arrived the night before, so we got gelato at 8:30 a.m. I wish I could have stayed in Lake Como longer, but the hostel was closing that day for the end of the summer season. To complete our week of every form of transportation (planes, trains, automobiles, and the undergrounds) we took a ferry boat ride to the train station. I am looking forward to returning to Italy in just 3 shorts weeks with my mom!