Our day started with a cable car ride to the top of Mount Baldo. The cable car is a 10 minute walk from our apartment. Unfortunately, we arrived at the top of the mountain at the same time as the clouds so our time there was limited. We couldn't see a thing. There was a stop part way down so we took advantage of that and enjoyed the view. It was spectacular. We could see Lake Garda and Malcesine clearly from the mid-stop. 

When we arrived back we took the ferry to Limone which is across the lake from us. It is a small town that is famous for it's lemons. In spite of the fact that it is not a Mediterranean climate they established a system to grow citrus fruit. They have terraced gardens as part of the castle property. Aside from that, they had many shops and you might have guessed a lot of the stores have lemon themed items. They also have a number of restaurants and we enjoyed lunch here. Jack and I each ordered a limoncello spritz. It was a little sweet for my liking but it seemed like something we needed to try. The town was more crowded than I expected. I guess there weren't really that many people, but the town is small and felt crowded I can't imagine what it is like in season.                       

The ferry rides back and forth were lovely. The mountains surrounding the lake remind me of Lake Braies only much larger. The water isn't quite as blue/green but that might be due to the clouds. It rained lightly for a brief time today but it was pretty nice otherwise. The forecast for the next few days is for rain so we wanted to squeeze in some outside activities today. 

                  Harbor in front of our apartment. We are in the white building on the right.

around the corner from us

Cable car and views

                                                        olive groves

 

                          Clouds building, it got worse but I didn't take a picture since you couldn't see anything

This is the bathroom door at the cable car stop, my name either means lady or toilet in Italian. I'm hoping for lady.

Ferry pictures

                                               

                        We were at the top of this mountain, in those clouds, this morning. Malcesine is at the                                                             bottom of the mountain

                                                         Limone

                                            swimming area Limone

                                                        lunch view and limoncello Spritz

These are stairs to part of the castle I choose not to climb. I'm a little tired of climbing

                                                lemon tree by the castle, tiered gardens

more ferry shots

                                         Current view from the couch. We like it here!