Exploring Italy, The Secret Garden (maybe), and of course, Food

The weather is fantastic and the snow is just about gone...so, I'm out exploring!!!  Throughout Italy there are numerous abandoned homes, villas and maybe even castles (at least, in my imagination).  I went hiking up in the hills of Dolzago and there my adventure began....  By the way, all my photos for this segment were taken with my phone and I must say, I'm very impressed with the phone!

Off in the distance could that be castle turrets?

The Secret Garden, by Frances Burnett maybe leading to a castle?

I kept on going up the hill despite the scary looking tree!

 

I thought of all the fairy tales I love:)

 

A watering hole?

 I kept going...well....

until this door stopped me and the sound of a big dog barking or what???  I'll keep you posted:)

 

Beautiful Lake Lecco

Church at Lecco

 

The old and the new in Milano.

Look closely and you'll see a Starbucks...in Milano?!  How can they do this in Italy where you get the best coffee in the world?!