Thursday Rest Day, Blogging for Lisa, and Pool Day for Dana

After several days of being on the move, including the flight  over, we were both ready to sleep in and not have an agenda. I ended up missing breakfast (they serve until 10am), so Dana was kind enough to head out around the little town with me once I was ready and have a few more cappuccinos. 🙂

Chilling over cappuccinos on Thursday morning.

We found a cute little place and people watched for a bit. Dana was ready for a pool day at the fancy adjacent hotel that we had access to use, and I was ready to start blogging. I know if I get too far behind, I will never catch up!

Exterior of our hotel, Stresa is such a quaint town.

Getting to blogging was so much drama. Trying to find wi-fi in this little town that didn’t keep crashing seemed almost impossible. I almost missed the days when you could ask for an Internet cafe and be assured of dependable wifi. Nowadays, all of the hotels and public spots offer ‘free wifi’ but depending on how many people are using the network, it can be so slow it is not worth the effort. Our hotel’s wifi, for example, is horrible…it works great between about 2pm-4pm, but that is about it.

I finally found a spot at a nearby restaurant bar that let me order minimal food and start blogging. Cheers to ‘Paulon Di Vino Caffe’ – Yelp review coming right up! I felt the release I always feel when I blog, so happy to process and get it all out before I forget. And Dana, she was happy as could be poolside next door. It was a great day and afternoon!

Dana’s view poolside on Thursday.