ITALIA riva (vista of santa barbara)
up next was the town of riva! because it is on the opposite end of the lake, we took a scenic ferry over which was a way better deal than sitting on a bus. a plus was that garda is the last stop, so we got to see what the other towns looked like. i would highly recommend any of the towns on lago di garda. . .what a relaxing place to chill. . .but i suppose the mountainous back drop along against the lake provided an ideal setting.
we had a booking at the h.i. hostel, (only because it was 15 euro a night) but as soon as we checked in and saw the rooms. . . and then got told there was a curfew of 11pm, we checked back out. the receptionist was understandably pissed as we got our money back, but there was no way we wanted to stay. he was like, “no where else you find cheap.” we were not sure where else we could stay, but we figured it would work out. and it did! we walked for a bit and saw a sign that said “albergue” above a restaurant, so we asked the waitress and she happily offered us a room. the best part was that it was only 18 euro! boo ya, hostelling internatinal.
up the hill from riva is a little church named santa barbara. looking up at the mountainside from town, we could only make out a little white speck, so we thought it would be a cool hike with a rewarding view. the guide book said it would take about an hour, so we figured it would only take half or forty five minutes at most. wrong! it ended up taking us the full hour, and the worst part was that we did not have enough water. . .and rationing the last few sips sucked. good thing the view at the top was worth it!
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