Trip Over to Lenno from Como
An Explorer’s Paradise – Villa del Balbianello
We had been told this villa was magnificent to visit by Milan, our driver from Como Limousines on the drive in from Milan to Como, and having seen Villa del Balbianello standing majestically on a beautifully terraced peninsula as the ferry passed by on a trip on Lake Como the previous week, it was firmly put on the list of things to see.
The ferry trip from Como to Lenno takes 30 minutes on the fast hydrofoil, or a relaxing 90 minutes on the regular ferry sipping coffee, or wine, from the ferry’s bar, taking photos as you pass the many magnificent villas on the edge of the lake and pull in to all the village ferry stops along the way. Then Villa del Balbianello comes into view. The ferry passes close by the Villa as it turns in towards the Lenno ferry wharf.
After getting off the ferry turn left and follow the road around to the path leading up to the Villa, stopping for lunch in one of the beautiful lakeside restaurants along the way. Then wind your way up the well sign posted path through the forest to the main gates. Or you can arrive at the villa by boat on a private tour or water taxi, you will pass the water shuttle on the way to the woodland path. It is possible to visit the gardens without a guide, but to go inside the buildings there are regular guided tours to join.
Villa del Balbianello was built in 1787 on the site of a Franciscan monastery, the towers you can see from the lake are the campanili of the church. The cardinal left the villa to his nephew, who later sold it to the Arconati family, who over a few generations transformed it into a serene summer residence. But as the family started to die off the buildings fell into a state of neglect until American businessman Butler Ames bought it in 1919 and renovated the villa and its garden. In 1974, Ames’s heirs sold the villa to the leader of the first Italian expedition to climb Mt Everest, Milanese businessman and explorer, Guido Monzino who filled it with rich collections, including artifacts acquired on his expeditions to the North Pole, China and South America.
Guido Monzino, who died in 1988, asked for his ashes to be placed in a little out building in the grounds overlooking his beloved lake, and he left the villa to the National Trust of Italy who set about cataloguing his collections, maps and books, then opened the villa as a museum. (Thank you Guido). The guide can show secret passage ways through the building that lead down to a waiting boat in the boat shelter, built in case a hasty escape was required, from what, or who??? All very James Bond……….
Monzino was very particular about the garden and the view, all the large plane trees pruned to look like very ornate candelabras and the old oak trees are trimmed into a mushroom dome shape so the lake can be seen from all windows in the villa. He has a snake on his coat of arms so some of the vines growing on the building are trimmed to resemble snakes.
Villa del Balbianello was the hospital in Casino Royale where James Bond (Daniel Craig) recuperated after being tortured in 2006. He should have been more decisive about whether he wanted that last Martini shaken or stirred, he recovered well though and – spoiler alert – he got the girl and off they went to have a fabulous time in Venice!?!
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Itinerary for Trip Over to Italy – Milan, Como and Venice
Qantas flight (Emirates code share) to Milan (Malpensa) from Sydney via Dubai
Stayed in Milan, Airbnb, for a week before going to Como
Picked up in Milan by Como Limousines and driven to Como
Stayed in Como, Airbnb, for 3 weeks
Picked up in Como by Como Limousines and driven to Venice
In Venice, water taxi to Al Ponte Antico Hotel for 3 nights and water taxi back
Picked up in Venice by Como Limousines and driven back to Como
Picked up in Como by Como Limousines and driven back to Milan (Malpensa) Airport
Qantas flight (Emirates code share) to Sydney via Dubai
Looking down Barrack St, peeking between the Burberry Building and the old Sydney GPO, now the Fullerton Hotel, at Martin Place getting set up for the Christmas markets.
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Some of the sculptures along the way from shell man at Tamarama towards Bondi. It was a wild and windy weekend, but at least the rain stopped.
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The Chanel Exhibition at the V&A in South Kensington, London.
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The Christmas tree in the QVB is in place rising up into the dome.
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Popped in to my local for a drink yesterday evening, the Ritz on Piccadilly in London is quite the place 🥂!
1. The front door to the Ritz, complete with very well dressed doormen.
2. The foyer.
3. The centre of the Ritz.
4. In the Rivoli Bar.
5. My cocktail, The Ritz 110, with real gold leaf in it!
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The Prospect of Whitby, the oldest pub in London, built in 1520 - that is 800 years ago, amazing!! Sitting on the banks of the River Thames in the cobbled streets of Wapping.
1. The street front of The Prospect of Whitby.
2. The river side of the pub, when I arrived there the water level was at the top of the steps, by the time I had finished my lunch the tide had gone out, just over an hour later. The noose hanging out there is slightly disconcerting!!
3. Inside the pub
4. The board showing all the Kings and Queens who have reigned since the pub was built, and they have added Charles to this one.
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The Martin Place Christmas tree is set up, but I am so over seeing it every year with the red and green beach ball look, surely we can have something different occasionally. Looks great for visitors, but if you live here........same old, same old......
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So pleased I was out early and beat the crowds that were here later in the day on another warm Autumn day in London.
1. Flower cart at Covent Garden Market.
2. Young ballerina sculpture across Bow St from the Royal Opera House.
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Another of my favourites at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea, nice and calming on a day of torrential rain, followed by wild winds, but as it was the last weekend of the exhibition I had to brave it!
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Some of the sculptures in Mark`s Park at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea on the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk.
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Another of London`s really old pubs, this one was rebuilt in 1667 after the Great Fire of London, so must have been there for some years before that!
1. The main entrance to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in the Lane.
2. The front of the pub on Fleet St.
3. The list of Kings and Queens who have reigned while this pub has been in business, luckily there is space at the bottom to add Charles lll.
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Sydney on weekdays - beautiful blue sky, blue water, I`m settling back into Sydney after returning from London, walked home from work across Sydney Harbour Bridge, I then cheat and catch the bus up the hill from here!!🤣🌞
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The Sculpture Walk at Walsh Bay, with Sydney Harbour Bridge peaking over the top of Wharf 3 that houses the Wharf Theatre and the Sydney Dance Company.
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The Ritz is doing extensions, cranes are lowering in the facade of the new part down Arlington St, once the new part is completed, they will be able to do some serious maintenance work on the magnificent original hotel.it`s not easy getting old 😉!
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Little critters on a rock and a very tall whatever that is at this year`s Sculpture by the Sea on the Bondi to Tamarama Coastal Walk.
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Walking around the streets of Kensington on my way from Kensington Palace to the V&A, love these places, from the mansions to the mews, beautiful....💕
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And the little whatever it is climbed higher and higher, leaving longer and longer trails in the sky over Sydney!!
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After settling into my hotel in London I set off to walk off the jet lag, St James`s Park is one of my favourite London parks. It was quite a warm, overcast day, with 95% humidity, so a really bad hair day!!!
1. Walking down Marlborough Rd towards the park.
2. Deck chairs in the park, (too expensive to sit on, so sitting on the grass next to them is the next bes option🤣) with the Elizabeth Tower, aka Big Ben, peaking over the tree tops.
3. The lake in St James`s Park, looking towards Royal Horse Guards.
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This is the life, a magnificent place to live on the River Thames up past Richmond on the way to Hampton Court. They`ve got the house, the garden, the boat house and a narrow boat tied up out the front🌞
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All Christmas ready in the Strand Arcade in Sydney!!
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Is it the David Jones Flower Show or the Barbie Flower Show? All very pink!
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Walking through London`s Hyde Park, there was sunshine and a bit of rain, that gave me the opportunity to dash over to @harveynichols for lunch, then back into the park.
1. Sculpture Isis on the edge of The Sepentine.
2. The walking path along the south side of The Serpentine under West Carriage Drive.
3. I didn`t see any real horses on my walk in Hyde Park, but this one is part of the memorial to the animals that suffered during the war.
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This is the entrance to the London Bridge built in the early 1200s, on the north side of the Thames. It is covered in scaffolding and sheets of corrugated tin to protect it from the building going on around it. The current London Bridge is just up the road.
1. Entrance from Lower Thames St, under the tower of St Magnus the Martyr Church.
2. A piece of timber from the old medieval bridge.
3. From the other side of the archway
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Looking down King Street in the Sydney CBD, from York Street on Sydney winter morning.
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The Tower of Elsyng Spital, all that remains of a hospital built in 1330, now on London Wall surrounded by modern office buildings, a beautiful piece of medieval history.
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A visit to Kew Gardens makes for a very pleasant peaceful day, apart from the fact it is on the flight path to Heathrow! No wonder George lll went mad 🤣😉!!
1. The Elizabeth Gate entrance.
2. The pond in front of The Botanist Restaurant.
3. The Queen`s Garden on the Thames side of Kew Palace.
4. Kew Palace, home of George lll and Queen Charlotte, and their many children.
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As I was walking from Canary Wharf tube to the pier, I found this sculpture of Rabbitwoman and Dogman by Gillie and Marc, there is also one in Sydney, scroll down my feed to see that one.
Then I crossed the river on the shuttle ferry to Rotherhithe to begin my walk to Tower Bridge.
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In Flat Rock Creek, just before it flows under Tunks Park and out into Sydney Harbour, this fallen tree has been there since a storm a while ago. It looks like it has a creature resting its head on the tree. Must be the Flat Rock Gully monster!
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A big red floral something at the David Jones Spring Flower Show. I really have no idea what it is🤣
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Deep blue hydrangeas at the David Jones Spring Flower Show at the Elizabeth Street store.
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As the days are getting longer, walking home from work over the Harbour Bridge is a thing....sometimes!! This is the old Sydney GPO and clock tower, now a hotel, of course!
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Just flying in for a close up time check on the Sydney Town Hall clock tower. The clock face looks like a mini Big Ben one!
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Approaching Richmond Lock on the way up the River Thames to Hampton Court. Ready to raise us up to the river level for the next part of our trip. Click on thevlink in the bio to see more pics and read about the cruise up river from Westminster to Hampton Court.
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The White Swan pub in Twickenham, just past Richmond on our way from Westminster to Hampton Court on the River Thames, on the Heathrow flight path! See more pictures and read about this day trip from London by clicking the link to my website in the bio.
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Inside the Ricmond Lock, gates closed and the water starting to flood in to raise us up to the water level on the next section of the Thames on our way from Westminster to Hampton Court. There are more pics and info on my website. Click the website link in the bio.
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This little dog was in a staring competition with a squirrel sitting at the base of the tree, neither of them moved a muscle, the competition was well under way when ai got there, I watched for 5 or 10 minutes, they had drawn quite a crowd. I have no idea how it ended, but the squirrel can always run up the tree. That little dog was in for the long haul!🤣
2. Gnarly trees along the Birdcage Walk side of St James`s Park.
3. The park gates at The Mall leading up Marlborough Rd to St James`s Palace.
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This looks like it is upside down, but no, these flowers are all hanging from the ceiling in David Jones Elizabeth Street store at the Spring Flower Show.
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On the Thames River Boat from Westminster to Hampton Court, after pasing through Richmond Lock we went past the pictuesque Richmond Upon Thames. To see more pictures from this day trip from London, click on the link to my website, in the bio.
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David Jones Spring Flower Show in the Elizabeth Street store in the Sydney CBD.
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The very stylish looking Louis Vuitton store on the corner of King & George Streets in Sydney.
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Christmas has come to Sydney!! The Strand Arcade always beautiful anyway, now dressed up in it`s finest festive kit.
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Shopping in Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly in London, one of my favourite stores 🥰.
1. From the top floor looking down through the centre of the store.
2. Piccadilly store front.
3. The cookware department, love the display on the wall.
4. Takeaway yummy things department on.
5, Fortnums Hampers for everyone.
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After catching the tube to Chalk Farm, I walked up Primrose Hill to see the views of London, the view from here to St Paul`s Cathedral is protected, it will never be built out and trees are trimmed. This rule is being pushed to the limit by the box being constructed just to the left of it!!!
1. St Paul`s Cathedral in the centre.
2. Regent`s Canal, I walked along the old tow path back to Camden Town.
3. Narrow boats tied up at Camden Lock.
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I found Rabbitwoman and Dogman again at Spitalfields in London, along with a herd of bronze elephants all created by Gilli and Marc. The Herd of Hope was created to raise awareness of the plight of elephants at the hands of poachers in Africa.
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David Jones Spring Flower Show, at the Elizabeth St store in Sydney CBD.
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Another beautiful survivor from the best period of Sydney`s architecture, the Strand Arcade is a lovely example of how a shopping mall used to be!
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The rain in Sydney stopped this afternoon so I went over to see Sculpture by the Sea on the Bronte to Bondi Coastal Walk. I walked down through Bronte Gully to Bronte Beach, there were a few hardy souls out braving the wild conditions in the surf.
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Westfield is rolling out Christmas to get everyone in the mood......
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Popped out to Henry Vlll`s little shack up river on a very warm, sunny autumn day
1. Kayaking on the River Thames, passing Hampton Court Palace.
2. Hampton Court Palace gates.
3. The gardens out the back of the Palace.
4. The front entrance to Hampton Court Palace.
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I love this building in Sydney`s CBD. Before Ralph Lauren moved in, it was the Chanel shop, but they have moved up the road one block with Dior, Valentino and Hermes.
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