Day two of our Lake Garda adventure and also Fathers Day. Sadly the rain continues to come down heavily, making us all slightly annoyed. Robyn is absolutely gutted about not being able to use the swimming pool (hence her less than amused face in the photo) and it’s made the Italian al fresco culture much less enjoyable. We’ve tried to stay positive though I’m sure it can’t rain all week (can it?).
I started the day opening my card and Fathers Day gift from Robyn…..both were awesome. We then took a walk (in the rain) through Peschiera to explore the local area. You can tell that this town is absolutely gorgeous in the sunshine as it doesn’t look that shabby in the rain either. 
Lovely little streets and waterways brimming with cafes, pizzerias and small fashion boutiques. We explored as much as we could (including a small museum) until the drenching rain became too much and we had to retire back to our apartment for a change of clothes. After regrouping we decided that it would make more sense to do some exploration with the car so we drove from Perschiera around the southern end of the lake to Desenzano. The rain broke for literally half an hour so we had a quick walk down the cobbled streets towards the lake to admire the view over the slated roof tops.
We then headed back via Sirmione but didn’t leave the car for fear of being swept away into the lake by the heavy wind and battering rain. On 
returning to Peschiera we found a small cafe that specialised in small pastries and gelato (ice cream). After stumbling over our words and basic grasp of the language we all enjoyed some lovely gelato and a nice shot of caffeine – Italian style. At only 7 Euros for all four of us we may have to make it part of the daily routine ;0)
This evening we ate at a pizzeria that is about 2 minutes walk from our apartment. The food was good and I enjoyed a fantastic piece of perch served with spinach that was absolutely lovely. So at the end of our first full day in Italy, I am totally in awe of the Italian scenery, people and food. I just wish it would stop raining so we could enjoy more of it….this would also enable me to take more pictures (so far the DSLR hasn’t left the apartment). I also wish I could train my brain to not reply to every question in English even though I’m talking to an Italian. Fingers crossed for improvements tomorrow.
