CHEESE COUNT: fondue 4 / raclette 1
Am I really still in Switzerland?? Really, Lugano is SO Italian that we keep forgetting it’s Switzerland. The only clues are that everything is in Francs and not Euros, and everything is expensive.
There’s no hint of German, people speak Italian on the streets, the architecture is right out of the Italian Riviera… the food, the mood, the colours… This is Italy. As we were leaving Montreal, my husband was saying he missed Italy – well he’s getting his fix now!
We had lunch in Bellinzona, a town we passed through in 2006 and intrigued us ever since. It was just ok. We weren’t overly impressed; we just poked around, had lunch and moved on to our final destination. Perhaps we missed all the good parts?
In Lugano, we did the same: poked around, had a drink, ate some pizza and loved it all! We did not take many pictures of the actual town because no matter what we did we always seemed to be shooting into the sun. Doesn’t matter – we have lots more from our 2006 visit.
I miss the Swissness of the last few days, and there is ZERO chance of adding to the Cheese Count while we are here, but in a way that’s a good thing. I think I’ve gained 20 pounds in 9 days.
