Stresa 2001

  [Early September 2001]

And of course we spent quite a bit of our time in Stresa -- Susie had a meeting to attend and I wandered near the lakefront taking candids. . .  

We left Italy September 7 arriving in Boston late that evening.

the conference center

at the cafe

 view along the lakeshore just outside of Stresa from the ferry

our source for local wines

near the train station

at the ferry terminal

at the train station

taking a break from the meeting

sisters?

Ferry ride on Lago Maggiore

 [Early September 2001]

The Lago Maggiore ferry system serves as an important means of transportation for many of the locals, stopping at several of the western lakeside communities but also going as far as Locarno, Switzerland, near the northeastern end of the lake. So of course, one day we just had to hop aboard and go to Switzerland. 

While the lake was calm and the trip uneventful the people watching provided ample and productive opportunities for candid portraiture. 

waiting for the ferry

We stopped at several of the nearby coastal towns at the western end of the lake. Isola Bella: 

Intra:

Isola Madre, which had lovely gardens just right for strolling:

And Verbania: