Beautiful Lake Garda! Another day - another ferry - another lovely town! Today it was the 10.45 to Salo on the western side of the lake. At the ticket office we followed a couple speaking English and asking for exactly the same as we were after - 2 returns, over 65! So we got talking and soon became friends with Alan and Janet from Portsmouth! We parted company when we arrived in Salo and met up again for the return to Garda. Our Rough Guide blurb had told us that Salo is less touristy, without the crowds and without the tat. Quote: A small, elegant town, with ordinary shops and its own everyday concerns, transplanted to an extraordinary location on the lake.
After an amazing hot chocolate and a coffee, we kept on walking around the bay deciding which restaurant to choose for lunch. We settled on the Duepuntozero - very upmarket-looking with lovely tablecloths and interesting menu with no pizzas on it(!) We've learnt that (so long we don't do it to often) if we just have a main course and water (we can have our wine in the evening back at the van rather than pay 10€ a glass) this can be affordable. And it was so worth it because as well as our delicious meal, we were served warm rolls, a tiny bowl of soup and after we'd refused a dessert, a dish with 4 bite-sized nutty biscuits and little glasses of panacotta topped with strawberry puree. Yes, they did add 3€ for the extras, but wow ....
So we needed to walk that lot off, and set off to find 4 geocaches away from the town, then return to wander the little winding streets and visit the Duomo - another massive church for such a small place.
After tea this evening we watched the sun setting over the lake.
Another beautiful day. We spent a lovely holiday in Malcesine but I don't remember Salo - we will have to put it on our list to do! We have the same system for eating out on holiday!
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