We’re here! Leg one of the flight was idyllic. Il Bambino was a model child. We got smug. Newark to Milan was…. humbling. Our model child decided he had ENOUGH travel, and let his opinion be known. Our neighbors were very understanding, but sleep was a luxury for both Matt and I.

Although we were all jet lagged to varying degrees, we managed to put together a really nice day. Lunch in Laveno (on Lago Maggiore). The weather was perfect, so we were able to eat outdoors on the harbor. It is so green here, compared to the Midwest tundra.

After lunch, we headed back to Varese for some wandering and an early dinner. Bambino is passed out cold as I write, and we’re hoping his schedule is back to normal tomorrow.

What did I learn today?

1. Toddlers who have been taught to wash their hands at school think bidets are toddler sinks.

2. Pizzeria Della Motta really is as good as Matt has been saying it is (for the past decade). What took him so long to take me there??>