ITALIA sirmione (hot deals!)
i have been visiting a lot of lakes recently. . .and lake garda (the biggest one in italy) is my latest. jonah came up from firenze and we were able to spend the weekend exploring two towns on garda, which was THE TRUTH.
the first was the town of sirmione, on a peninsula at the south end of the lake. after getting off the bus, we were looking for our place and everyone we asked told us to “go through the castle.” although the directions were simple, we were still unsure and were like, “the castle gates?” sure enough, we see a castle WITH A MOAT and a big gate. i was so impressed! i had seen a lot of castles but never one with a moat! to top things off, our room (hotel grifone) at the very edge of the peninsula gave us a view of the whole thing! at 32 euro this was definitely a hot deal.
swimming in garda was amazing. there were huge boulders that were partway submerged in the water, which was fun for lying out without getting too hot. . .and at the edge the water was deep enough to dive into! i wish there was a lake to jump into at the end of every day, especially after sweating all day with our bags. the day was complete after chilling for a while and then getting bomb fungi risotto!
i really could not be bothered with any more cathedrals or grand buildings. at least for the next few weeks or so. . .but ruins? yes please! the ruins of sirmione, called grotte di catullo are incredible. it was especially cool for me since it reminded me of the ruins enda, randall and i hiked to on isla del sol. grotte di catullo is just up a hill and overlooks the whole lake, so we got some amazing photos. we were just loving it.
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