3, October
We have breakfast with the resident cat and then catch the ferry to Bellagio. We go right to work on supplementing Jim's t-shirt collection and finishing off some last-minute gifts.
Pam and Sheila take a second ferry across the lake to Villa Carlotta. The weather is nice and we enjoy wandering through the beautiful gardens. It reminds us of Disneyland. It's quiet and peaceful and there are benches to sit and enjoy the beauty. We wander along the paths and hike up and down staircases to see all of the different types of plants. At one point, we hear a bell ringing and look up to see a mule with a big cow-bell feeding in a meadow. Once we've seen everything, and Sheila has taken pictures of all of the flowers, we head in to see the villa. It's a three-story building that was given by a princess to her daughter, Carlotta, as a wedding gift. OK, Bethany, no villas on the horizon for you! Carlotta's husband was really interested in botany and is the one responsible for the beautiful gardens. Pam and Sheila split a pizza and then catch a ferry back across the lake to meet the others in Bellagio.
Jim does some shopping at a small store run by two hilarious sisters. By the time the purchase is done, we know all about her drinking habits and she said she could come home with Jim since "he knew what she liked". It is a good purchase but even if it hadn't been, the price was worth the floor show! We arrive back at our hotel in time for a drink at a bar over-looking the lights on the lake and a late night pizza.
What? I thought you all were in Italy not Vegas. I once stayed at the Bellagio! Church bells = brides. Regular bells = cows. Hmmmm...not that I am saying there is any correlation. So when you went 4 a drink at the bar...was the one crazy sister there? You must be in Vegas if you are seeing floor shows!
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