Birthday in Italy, a Tradition…
January 7, 2020
We took a trip to Lago Maggiore in Italy on New Year’s Day and stayed until my birthday on January 5th. It’s the second year I spent my birthday in Italy — last year I met my friend Christine there because she had a work conference. We chose the Lago Maggiore region because we hadn’t been there before and even though we knew it wouldn’t be warm, it was still sunny.
It’s a gorgeous area. See the snow-capped Alps in the background? It was super sunny and the lake was so sparkly. It’s the off season so not crowded. Unfortunately it also meant most things were closed but we were able to find the good stuff that was still open.
We took a boat out to see Isola Bella and the Fishing Island and we rode a gondola up the mountain to see the amazing views.
The morning of my birthday we went out to a super fancy breakfast at one of the all-the-way-up-scale hotels. It was soooo lovely. Such a decadent way to celebrate.
We flew home after breakfast and James and JW got me a birthday cookie so I could make a wish. I’m wearing the kimono (caftan?) James bought me in Milan and I LOVE IT!! It’s good to be home. I’m excited to get back to regular life.