Savoie, France, Lago Maggiore & Milan Italy

August 27th–September 6th, 2026

Photos of our trip to The Milan Monumental Cemetery.


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   IMG_4692 — Leaving JFK
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   ESE_7630 — Savoie “Live above the rest”
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   FSC_8643 — J-M & Agnès home in Savoie
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   FSC_8638 — View from our window
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   ESE_7528 — Barbara & Agnès
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   IMG_4697 — Nick & J-M
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    IMG_1363 — Say Cheese! (six kinds)
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    ESE_7507 — William from the NY Metropolitan Museum of Art
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    ESE_7532 — We will be celebrating our 50th anniversry, this year.
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    ESE_7586 — We drove into the wine making region.
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    ESE_7637 — Sunset viewed from the back porch
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    ESE_7642 — On our way to Lago Maggiore
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    IMG_4706 — The view of the High Alps from the train window
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    ESE_7679 — Our first view of Lago Maggiore
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    ESE_7694 — Isola dei Pescatore, where we will spend a night.
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    IMG_4709 — Pool at the Hotel Palma, where we stayed the night
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    IMG_4713 — Dinner at Ristorante Vicoletta
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    ESE_7705 — Agnès buys a hat.
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    ESE_7680 — The park in Stresa that honors the founder of International Boy Scouts
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    ESE_7721 — Our boat with our guide arrives to pick us up.
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    ESE_7723 — Michaela, our guide
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    ESE_7729 — Stresa
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    ESE_7759 — Granite Quarry used for centuries
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    ESE_7750 — Isola dei Pescatore, where we will be staying the night.
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    FSC_8695 — Inside the Borromeo palace—still used by the family
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    FSC_8717 — Lower level of the palace, where people kept cool in the summer
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    FSC_8714 — Marionette shows were performed for the public
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    FSC_8759 — The palace gardens were quite beautiful.
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    FSC_8762 — Nick had a refreshment and watched the guests at the next table, who just flew in.
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    ESE_7774 — Rocks for the walkways came from stream beds.
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    FSC_8770 — We had a spacious suite at the Hotel Belvedere
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    FSC_8778 — View from our window
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    FSC_8786 — Walking along the island shore, the next day
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    ESE_7879 — Michaela guides us on Isola Madre, an Island known for its botanical garden.
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    ESE_7871 — J-M relaxes at a spot where he sat many years ago.
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    FSC_8815 — A 16th century villa, the first of the Borromeo palaces
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    FSC_8818 — Another puppet theatre
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    ESE_7893 — Whte pheasant
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    ESE_7954 — White peacock
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    ESE_7961 — At Canero Riviera, the Bentley roadster that won a 24 hour race at Le Mans in the 1920s.
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    FSC_8834 — We walk around Canero Riviera.
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    FSC_8845 — Lunch al fresco, before we head off to Milan
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    FSC_8848 — We had a very spacious room at Hotel Santa Marta Suites in Milan
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    ESE_8188 — Duomo and the Galleria on the left. statue of King Vittorio Emanuele II
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    ESE_8201 — The galleria has mosaics commemorating the major cities of Italy—Rome
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    ESE_8194 — The cathedral took 400 years to complete.
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    FSC_8872 — Massive columns support the cathedral
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    ESE_8032 — St. Bartholomew, one of the twelve Apostles
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    FSC_8878 — Stained glass windows told biblical stories, because most people were illiterate.
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     FSC_8891 — Basilica di Sant’Ambrosio, the patron saint of Milan
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     ESE_8066 — Mosaic and the altar
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     ESE_8070 — The gold altar was brought to the Vatican for safekeeping during WW II.
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     IMG_4764 — Dinner at Trattoria Milanese, across the street from our hotel
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     ESE_8131 — Pinocoteca Ambrosiana the oldest museum in Milan, dates back to the 17th century
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     ESE_8091 — Raphael’s Cartoon for his famous School of Athens fresco in the Vatican Museum
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     FSC_8913 — Copy of da Vinci’s Last Supper—painted to preserve its original colors.
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     FSC_8914 — The museum library reminds one of Harry Potter.
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     ESE_8205 — Milan is famous for its trolleys. We rode one in San Francisco.
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     ESE_8155 — We meet Umberto, our Milanese family member, for gelato.
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     ESE_8208 — He pointed out fine points of Milanese architecture.
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     FSC_8920 — Cimitero Monumentale di Milano (The Milan Monumental Cemetery)
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     ESE_8244 — Christ rises magically from the grave.
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     ESE_8310 — The only credited monument: Fabe Memorial Sculptor: Enrico Pancera
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     ESE_8249 — The last Supper
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     ESE_8322 — Barbara rubs a magic lamp. Nothing happened. :-(
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     ESE_8327 — Arturo Toscanini at the La Scala Opera Museum
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     FSC_8948 — Various opera composers
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     ESE_8341 — Maria Callas
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     ESE_8358 — “The Greedy Traveler!”
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     IMG_4771 — The Sforza Castle
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     IMG_4774 — Pasta pesto with sun dried tomatoes, in a '50s themed ristorante
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     IMG_4775 — Grilled octopus with vegetables
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     IMG_4793 — The Alps from our plane, on our way home.