A day in St. Moritz

We spent a beautiful day in St Moritz Switzerland, only an hour and half from Mennagio.

Up and into the Alps, and into the swanky town of St. Moritz.

You're in Switzerland now.

Swiss welcome

Ibex, king of the mountains.

Sam and Michael

3067meters.

Beers Bratwurst, and a view of the Matterhorn.

                                                                       Going up?

                                             The hike down was amazing. Ciao!

Scenes from Bellagio ...

      

fresh mountain water fountain

afternoon at Bellagio

village door

ferry for lake villages

strolling around Bellagio town

a few more photo's....

First stop Lake Como, Italy

Wow! What an amazing place! Our friends Marion and Sam took us out on their boat today to explore  the lake.  We were a bit still jet-lagged but I think the fresh air and a bit of limoncello took care of that! We had lunch at a charming lakeside cafe and feasted on lightly breaded calamari, shaved porcini salad, gnocchi with garlic, olive oil and more porcini(mushroom season!) and the most delicate lemon ravioli ever! Not to mention washing it all down with a crisp white Italian wine.  It was such a great scene over lunch.  Many different languages being spoken, kisses everywhere and all seem to be great friends.  Ahhh.... Itailian life!  After a cool dip in the lake and a nap on the boat we headed back to the house for a quick hike.  Settling in for a simple dinner on the terrace we prepared a green salad with Marions mom's secret  dressing, platter of cheeses and bread we picked up at the morning market and a "Super" Tuscan red.  A perfect day in Lake Como.

A French adventure begins....

Hello friends and family!
Let's go to Paris!  So happy to take you all on the LeClerc family adventure.  Michael and I will be traveling to Paris, Lake Como, Piedmont wine country and who knows where in between.  Not sure what I will be sharing with you yet but I'm sure there will be delicious foods, beautiful scenery and the hippest of fashion.  OK, I'm not the most hip fashionista so we can all learn together.  Pretty excited about that.  Well, we are off to the airport.  I'll let you know as soon as we land in the city of light!  A bientot!