The Italians take their trash and recycling seriously. We got chased down and called out on the street for leaving trash in the wrong place. It was nicely done but still now we are labeled as trash offenders.
We decided to hike from Bellano to Varenna. The hike was along the Sentiero del Viandante. Educational Moment: Sentiero del Viandante is an ancient mule track that runs along the eastern branch of Lake Como. It is about 40 kilometers long. . (No, we didn’t make the whole walk). It is wellmarked with orange signals. (OK this is not really true). There was a lot of circling and asking questions. An orange splat doesn’t really tell you which way to go. Larry and Jerry swear they heard wild dogs.
This ancient walkway intersects with the railway line. it is possible to return to the starting point by train without having to go back along the path. We discovered after much anxiety how to buy a train ticket and get it validated. Debbie became an expert at slapping her phone down to pay wirelessly.
From the train station it was another hike to the pizza parlor. We got two pizzas for under 10 euro each along with calamari. Best of all, Joyce and Debbie found a bakery and bought little trays of bakery delicacies. Unfortunately, there were no pictures taken of the bakery items nor pizza before they were consumed.
