A day out at Villa Carlotta Lake Como
I’ve been hoping to visit Villa Carlotta on Lake Como, in particular to see the flowering of the azaleas, since 2020, when Covid stopped us. Since then, every year something has turned up, work commitments, Easter and 25th April and 1st May long weekends piling up and creating the risk of (dreaded for me) crowds, rain etc. This year, too, has had some iffy spring weather but back in March I discovered that by simply writing an email a very kind lady at Villa Carlotta could let me know at what point of perfection the azaleas were. Finally, on 24th April a break in clouds and rain is promised just before the 25th April public holiday. Villa Carlotta is a long drive for us, up a mountain pass, down the other side, all along the busy road of the Valtellina and down the west side of the Lake. We originally decided it would be better to spend a few days on Lake Como, but once again, stuff happens and we are down to one day, just for Villa Carlotta. We leave home at 7.20 a.m. and arrive jus
