Tivoli revisited

Long-time readers of this blog knows that a favorite spot of mine to hangout and relax is the Tivoli Gardens, part amusement park and part garden. The amusement park part is great for the children and the young-at-hearts but I must confess that my favorite is the garden part, especially in the daytime before the rush of people. This is from one of the first opening days in the 2012 season, showing the blossoming of the trees at the lake.

 

Volcanic lakes

To the SE of Rome is a couple of really beautiful lakes that many tourists to Rome miss out on, Lago di Nemi and Lago Albano, but they are worth a visit if you happens to be able to get there. With steep hills around a deep blue lake they seem like a completely different world to busy Rome. Along the shores of Lago di Nemi is a small museum about the pleasure boats of Nero found there and an excavation of a Diana temple. And if you've had enough culture take a dip in the lakes from one the small beaches.

Lake view

The view from the Uzutrakis manor is magnificent; a large lake and in the background to the left the Trakai Castle, where tomorrow's post will go.