The stairs up and down to our airbnb.
And yes, the same stairs that we spilled apples and oranges down while
the sweet Italian couple were witness to it all.
Villa Carlotta grounds and mansion–beautiful!
Parker’s first gelato of the trip at Villa Carlotta–fragola! Or strawberry.
He said, “Mom, I like gelato better than ice cream.”
The perfect angle to see my awesome postpartum hairline! C/o Anders!
That night we went down to the Greenway–a big green park right along the lake–for swimming.
It was awesome. Definitely one of our favorite things we did during our few days there.
If you go, take an entire day to lounge and swim at the lake!
There’s a little snack bar/restaurant right there too.
Three nearly identical pictures in a row but how is a mother to choose?!
He’s playing with his Zoe Organics everything balm–
I was sent a travel kit before we left and I LOVE it.
Jumping in! The water is surprisingly warm for it being so close to the mountains.
A pleasant discovery.
Tremezzo details:
From Milano Centrale–a roughly one-hour train ride to Varenna, then a 1/2 hour ferry ride to Tremezzo (stops along the way and you can hop on and off–e.g. in Bellagio, etc.)
We stayed here at this airbnb. Highly recommend! Within a short walk from the greenway, the lake, a pool where you can pay to hang out for the day (Hotel Brittania), small grocers, wine bars, coffee, the beautiful Grand Hotel Tremezzo, Villa Carlotta (20 euro for a family), and various hikes both big and small. Mattresses aren’t awesome, but otherwise no complaints!
We wish we would’ve rented a boat and had a guided tour (so many really cool villas along the way that, if the history was explained, would’ve been super cool for examples the Villa del Balbianello (Casino Royale and Star Wars), but the one we looked into was 160 euro and we decided against it. If we knew the tour guide would’ve been awesome (hit or miss!), we maybe would’ve sprung for it?
Please feel free to ask questions. I know how many crop up with trips like this and I would love to answer any if you’re considering one yourself–with or without kids!
I'm glad I am getting to travel the world this summer!
c/o your family pictures 🙂
ha! thank you sarah.
I do have a question but it's probably more private? How do you know how much to budget for an entire family for three months? Did you painstakingly itemize lodging, food costs, extracurricular activities or are the floodgates open on spending. I'm seriously considering a family trip but don't know where to start with budgeting other than save large amounts when possible.
I would love to know this too!
good–no, GREAT–questions. i will probably answer all of this in a post. hang tight! (short answer–a lot of saving definitely went into this. like five years of saving!)
That last picture is everything!!!
This is the most vain question ever…. but what is your hair routine? HA! I have similar hair to yours and it looks so good down and curly… but I'm in a hair rut and need inspiration!
ha! i am all about vain questions. since arriving in italy i've only let it air dry (no product or anything)–didn't bring any "hair tools" (decided to get some here if need be because of the whole converter/plug thing). at home, though, i usually air dry then touch it up with a curling iron (with a somewhat thick wand so i don't have spiral curls). then mess it up a bit and good to go.
I am loving all of your pictures and posts!! Thank you so much for taking the time share with us!!
🙂 Rebecca
Did you edit your photos? They are beautiful! Of course, I'm sure a lot of that has to do with that amazing scenery. 😉
i did! thanks 🙂
GAH!! Love everything!
OMG, that picture of Anders with his two little teefers showing!!!<3
Ah Anders little teeth popping through…too cute!
he's killing me these days.
How stunning is that place?! (And you people!?)
The Starving Inspired
I have been reading your blog for probably a year or more, this is the first time commenting. I have to say I enjoyed reading your blog before, but now that you are on this trip I look forward to seeing it every time you update! It looks like you are having the trip of a lifetime and every photo is absolutely beautiful! I am sure there are times when you are saying why are we doing this, but you would never know by reading your posts! Just know there are people really enjoying your posts =)
Thank you for sharing your time in Italy. My heart aches to be in Italy. Seeing some of this wonderful country through your adventures is very heartwarming. I fall in love with the country, way of life, food, with every picture.
Ciao!
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