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BELLAGIO, Italy! Italian Alps...
What else can I say? Just see the photos. :-D

The only thing I regret is that I went alone. Actually everyone around me were couples, and for me it felt a little awkward eating a gourmet dinner alone.
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Anyway, go to Milan. Take the train from Stazione Cadorna (in North Milan) to Lake Como. This is very close to the Italy/Swiss border. Then take the ferry 1.5 hours from Lake Como to this unbelievable place.
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A lonely duck...
gazing at the beauty of Bellagio as the sun sets
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Villa Melzi gardens
As I was strolling by the Villa Melzi ethereal beauty....
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BELLAGIO Boating Dock
As we're arriving, the high speed boat is about to dock into this Italian alps town by the Lake.
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Gardens in Villa Melzi
Never seen flowers bloom like this
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Just past the Villa De Balbianello
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During the voyage
Near Lezzeno?
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Italian Alps & Lake Como
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Villa De Balbienello
I will buy this estate someday....yes I will....and you're invited for the barb'que after I buy it. This is featured in the James Bond movie (Casino Royale) + in Star Wars
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Close to the hotel
In the main road of Bellagio..people relaxing after a bike ride
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Just outside the hotel...
down the street..little cafe
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Small Gazebo in Villa Melzi (Bellagio)
These are the moments I am reminded that I should have come here with a girl :-(
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Thru the door in the gazebo
looking out to the statue in the yard
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Front courtyard of Villa Melzi
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Villa Melzi itself
grounds...
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Villa Melzi grounds....
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My Hotel
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni from the water
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Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
Gardens overlooking the hotel by the lake...my room is in the 3rd floor
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Gardens blending into the water
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
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Me...
in front of my hotel :-)...a little happy am I?
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View from my balcony
in the 3rd floor (left)
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View to the right...
what else can I say....
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The pool ...
by the lake...notice the little "beach" close to the lake edge...with sand, umbrellas etc. set up
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color of the pool...
in contrast to the Lake Como...early morning....
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View in the morning....
from the hallway
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Restaurent ....
imagine this view during your breakfast...
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From a distance
as I was leaving Bellagio on Sunday morning
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Grand Hotel
Villa Serbelloni
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As we're docking in Mennagio
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Mennagio
from a distance as we're pulling away
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In Lake Como
Before the journey to Bellagio
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During the journey
on the speed boat
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Moltrasio
As our boat arrived and we were docking to pick up passengers
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The jutting out
Villa Balbianello (see Star Wars & Casino Royale)
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Ceiling in the staircase
in my hotel....Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
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Hotel Staircase
continued...
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Bellagio from a distance
from Villa Melzi gardens
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Gardens at Villa Melzi
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Villa Melzi Grounds
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Walkway to Villa Melzi