Mountains, mountains everywhere

Today a group of family and friends celebrated the birthday of Manu (my sister-in-law) by gathering for lunch in Malcantone, a particularly beautiful region of Switzerland.

As we drove up to the Alpe di Pazz (a group house rented out for events by the Swiss organization that’s the equivalent of the Boy Scouts) I was struck by the view of this mountain. Lucky for me, we were at a spot in the road where I could ask Ramesha to slow down so I could take a photo.

But that’s the thing about Switzerland — views of amazing mountains are so common they’re like a dime a dozen. However, I can’t help trying to get pictures of them all. 🤷‍♀️

A walk by the lake

Manu and Ramesha

Today felt like our first real visit to Lugano itself.

We parked at our usual autosilo (parking garage); made a stop at the bank; and walked to a pizzeria near the lake. There we had our first real pizzas (le prime pizze!) of this trip and they were delicious.

Le prime pizze

Then we walked down Via Nassa and along the lake to Parco Ciani, where we met up with Ramesha’s sister, Manu. We got gelato, then went for a walk along the lake. An altogether lovely afternoon in centro Lugano.

Lake Lugano