Sun 12 Oct- walking and relaxing around Bellagio

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Sun 12 Oct- after breakfast we worked and read until it warmed up to 19-20 C around noon. Then we walked over to the northern point of Bellagio where the two arms of the lake meet. We watched the fish and enjoyed the sun. Then we walked back through Bellagio, up and down streets (actually pedestrian stairways lined with shops of all kind) we hadn't been on before. We continued along the lakeside promenade Lungo Lario Europa, lined with raised flower beds on one side and the lake on the other. We watched the antics of the ducks and other birds, were amazed by all the fish we saw, and enjoyed the warm 22-23 C sunny day. Then we walked back to the Metropole.
After a beer/cappuccino break, Stan read the paper (the London Times is the only one in English) and worked on the blog while Kiyomi went shopping. We miss CNN and CNBC, which are not available at the Metropole; only the Eurosport channel and France24 (http://www.france24.com/en/)are in English. It was surprising and interesting to hear a French TV station broadcasting in English, with a very French and European perspective on the news.
For dinner we had: tomato and mozzarella cheese with lettuce and basil appetizer, 1/2 liter house white wine; spaghetti with shrimp & courgettes (zucchini chunks) and ravioli stuffed with green pesto (broccoli) under a cheese sauce served with rocket (arugula) & stuffed tomato for first plate; braised pork shank and fried fish for second plate; chocolate muffin and tiramisu for dessert.