where i'd rather be: Italy never gets old.

It's 2:30 am in the Milan train station and it's surprisingly not that miserable because it's Italy. But we'll see how this 6 am flight goes. Here's me posting about how much fun I had (again) in said city (again). But really, Italy never ceases to amaze me. This time the northern part of Italy. Lake Garda, Lake Como, and Milan. It was such a wonderful week spending time away from big cities and relaxing by the lake.

I spent one day alone in Lake Garda, just exploring the town, the lake and the beautiful views. I met some great people at the hostel and ending up having a wonderful night just drinking wine and meeting new people. I love how being on your own forces you to open up and meet those around you. We all ate dinner at the hostel and eventually ended up setting up a beer pong game where I got show off my America-ness. It was a blast and the lake and weather was beautiful.

Next stop was Lake Como where I met up with Hana. I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful lake. Or had as much fun at a lake that's supposed to be one of those classy tourist destinations. We stayed in the only hostel on the lake, ehich happened to have the cheapest wine in all of Italy. Dangerous. So we drank some, or maybe a few liters, every night. When in Rome, right?

We spent our first day exploring Bellagio, the cutest little town on the lake. We wandered around window shopping, had gelato, and just sat admiring the lake. We had dinner and dessert and wine and eventually made our way home. The next day was our adventurous one and after waiting out the rain, we decided to rent bikes and go for a nice bike ride. Which ended up being a grueling one, lol. But we eventually made our way to another beautiful lake in the area and had a little picnic. We just picked up some fresh fruits, veggies, and foods at the supermarket and it was amazing. I've never had a better starwberry in my life. And I'm sad that I never will. We made it back to the hostel, had dinner, and ended up drinking wine and going to the one Lake Como bar with a bunch of British racecar drivers. Definitely some of the most interesting humans I've met. But the bar was packed and it made for one of the most fun nights I've had in Europe.

We took it pretty slow the next day and I spent the day just laying by the beach reading. Lake Como was one of my absolute favorite destinations. And one place I have to go back to.

Finally, we spent our last day in Italy in Milan, just seeing the sites, eating gelato, and waiting for a 4 am bus to the airport :) But this time around in Italy has been nothing short of fun, beautiful, and awe inspiring just like always.