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| Scaglieri castle - Malcesine |
Lake Garda, Venice
& Verona Italy
Tuesday 18th
March 2014
Yet another early
morning rise came upon me but it was definitely worth it as I couldn’t have picked
a better time to stand out on my balcony looking at the mountain peaks just as
the sun was beginning to rise behind them. It looked golden and I thought it
was symbolising a start to a wondrous day. I headed downstairs for my first
breakfast at the hotel and sat with the same three men. We were having a good
chat about the rooms we were staying in and of course the blonde haired
waitress again. A while later it was finally time to set off to the first
excursion of my journey to a place called Malcesine. However nobody was getting
the coach to Malcesine as they were taking a boat trip on the lake itself. I
didn’t want to do that mainly because I wanted to use that time to get up a
cable car in Malcesine to go up one of the huge mountains alongside it. So as
the driver dropped everyone off at the waters edge at Riva Del Garda I stayed
in the coach for the very short journey soon arriving at the lovely quiet town.
I wasted no time heading for the cable car just on the outskirts of the town.
However, as I arrived it was clear to see that it wasn’t open as the sign
stated that it closed from yesterday until the 5th April. A slight
disappointment as I was really looking forward to it and now wished I went on
the boat trip with everybody else. Not to worry though as I headed back into
the town having a good look around and couldn’t get over how beautiful the
place was with its small port and vibrant colours of the buildings and even the
small boats moored up bobbing away with a picturesque Lake
Garda setting behind it. As the town was right next to the lake
the views were spectacular despite the fog picking up from the lake. It did
give it a mystical look with the white castle in the town. Speaking of which
the castle on the waters edge was remarkable and unique as I never seen
anything like it before. After buying a few things and meeting back up with all
the passengers who had a great time on the boat by the way, it was time to take
the next trip of the day to a place called Garda town. Yet again this was
another short journey and the town was quite small and lovely. This town
however was more of a long stretch of walkway right by the lake. The views were
not that good either as the fog got a lot thicker plus there was not that much
to see either. After my first ever Italian cappuccino which had an acquired
taste to it, it was time to head back to the hotel. An hour or so before our
tea at the hotel, I decided to have a look around the area I was staying in
because I wanted to get a sense of people’s way of life in the beautiful
lakeside town. A 20 minute walk led me to the town centre and I didn’t realise
how large of an area it was. The architecture of the area was fascinating
alongside with the views of the mountain peaks and the lake. The next thing I
found fantastic was in an unlikely place. I headed into a shop to get some more
gifts and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I seen assassin’s creed 4: Black flag
merchandise. I was overwhelmed with what they had due to the fact I’m a huge
assassins creed fan but I didn’t want to buy everything from it lord knows I
wanted too. I did however buy a necklace with the assassin’s creed logo on it
which suited me well. Anyway it was time
to head back to my hotel for another great evening of conversations and food
constantly thinking of my dream excursion for the next day.
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| Malcesine port |
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| Malcesine port |
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| Vibrant narrow street - Malcesine |
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| Malcesine port |
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| Misty Garda town |
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| Garda town |
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| Riva del Garda |
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