Lake Como - Vespa Adventures

This was the first adventure that I took without the school using the trustee Eurail pass and experiencing the massive train system that they have here in Europe.

Thank you Mom and Dad this was an extremely helpful tool for seeing this part of the world! Anyhow, Lago di Como (“Lake Como”) is situated on the boarder of Italy and southern Switzerland. The lake looks like an enormous meniscus, horseshoeing around a piece of land. Fortunately, enough this lake is where they filmed the last part of the last 007 movie, “Casino Royale”. We were able to find and see the home where they shot the end scene. This was when the older man (that has the briefcase) is walking up a white cobblestone path and Bond shots him and for the first time boldly states his classic line, “My name is Bond, James Bond”. Como also has one of George Clooney’s homes (I believe the one that the French thief lives in, in Ocean’s 12). This one we could not find though. This lake has been a center for the elite for over 2 millennia… Emperors’, Caesars’, and the like have been building homes and living here for at least that long. That’s pretty impressive to think about.

All this information aside we had one of the best times yet here. Joined by Harper, Trisha (both Sierra’s roommates), Newman, Kolina Beck, William “Bill” Anderson, and Tim we all rented mopeds and thoroughly enjoyed exploring as much of the lake as we could. We stayed at one of the nicest hotels to date, extremely comfortable and affordable. We also caught a boat race towards the end of the weekend. I’ll let the photos tell the rest….