The
Swiss lakeside village that has mastered scenic perpendicularity and good cuisine.
This
is where you go when skiing's becoming tiresome
and you
need a quick sun fix.
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I.e.,
Gandria on Lake Lugano in the Italian-speaking canton Ticino of Switzerland (where
it's called Svizzera!), April 1984, an excellent place to warm up a bit for a
few days and then go back and finish the ski season properly.
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No
cars in the village, obviously, mostly just covered walkways between the buildings,
right down to our hotel at lakeside.
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Gandria
from the brilliant lake steamer.
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San
Salvatore from the hotel window -- the travelers had a good hike up and down it
and a nice dinner in the main square of Lugano, just off to the mountain's right
side.
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The
lake steamer pulling in. 'Get your socks on and grab the flask, it will be here
in a moment!'
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Pulling
out of Gandria for the lake cruise.
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Traveling
companion Jane on the lake steamer, heading back to Gandria from Lugano.