Monday, May 13, 2019

Isola Bella, Seconda

Continuing our visit to the Borromeo Islands, Lago Maggiore, Isola Bella
The whole downstairs is done in this grotto thing

Model of a Venetian ceremonial galley

Two or three rooms of this would have been OK, but it just went on and on....

Helpful model of another Borromeo property that we didn't visit

Ancient tower staircase connecting the floors

More nice stuff

In the Hall of Mirrors...wait, no....

"I can't give you anything but love, Baby..."

Big tree, a camphor; now in the formal garden

More Chinese white peacocks

More azaleas and everything else in bloom

I think this is what is meant by Italianate

Still, the plants are nice


Us, there

Very Italianate

"Jeez such a headache"

Other bit of the garden

Parthian shot as our vessel plies its way back to Stresa

1 comment:

Rebecca said...

Great pic of you two! But wow, what a crazy place.