Sunday, a day of rest. yeah, right.........

Actually it was a fairly lazy day compared to the last week. We hung around the house and relaxed in the morning and then after lunch decided to take a ride over to Ascona. It was a misty day and we spent quiet a bit of time just hiking up the 145 or so steps to the car, stopping frequently to enjoy the ever changing views of the valley, thanks to the constantly appearing and disappearing mist.

Ascona is just west of Locarno. Both Locarno and Ascona are on a delta, formed by the rivers from the Centovalli area and the Valle Maggia area. The border between the two cities is the river. We actually managed to find a parking space rather quickly and headed over to walk along the lake. Ascona's famous lakeside promenade is called Piazza G. Motta. We still have not figured out what type of tree is growing along the Piazza, but we do know that they have been there since the mid 1800's. Of course there was a Moevenpick store there and, of course, we had to stop. A friend of mom's have given her a 10 franc piece to buy some ice cream for her birthday and this was the day she decided to cash it in. Afterwards we spent a few hours roaming around the car free streets and alleys, enjoying the sights and the smells (there is a place to eat around here about every 50 meters or so) of the area. Home and a relaxing evening followed.