Photography - Film Director Paolo DySquarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Goodieshttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081008-003.jpg?pictureId=2509178<p>Some soaps and scented oils that the hotel had given us as a welcome gift.</p>Champagne for twohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081008-004.jpg?pictureId=2509179<p>A welcome drink from the hotel.</p>Ahhh, Como...http://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081008-005.jpg?pictureId=2509180<p>The view from our balcony on Lake Como. (That's actually an Alp in the background!)</p>Sunset on the Lakehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081008-006.jpg?pictureId=2509181<p>Ahhhhhhhhhh...</p>Angel in the stonehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-011.jpg?pictureId=2516900<p>On a church in the small lakeside town of Varenna.</p>Albergo Milanohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-015.jpg?pictureId=2516899<p>Alfresco dining at the Hotel Albergo Milano, which is run by Bettina and Egidio -- the latter is the fantastic chef who runs this restaurant.</p>Lake Comohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-016.jpg?pictureId=2516898Our little hotelhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-017.jpg?pictureId=2516897<p>One of the best views on the whole lake. Albergo Milano is just perfect.</p>Swan lake?http://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-018.jpg?pictureId=2516896Fishing at sunsethttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-019.jpg?pictureId=2516895The bell towerhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-020.jpg?pictureId=2516894Evening in Varennahttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-021.jpg?pictureId=2516893The Town of Varennahttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-022.jpg?pictureId=2516901Varenna at the foot of the mountainhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-023.jpg?pictureId=2516902Church on the lakehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-025.jpg?pictureId=2516903Goldenhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081009-026.jpg?pictureId=2516904Azurehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-027.jpg?pictureId=2516905Waiting for the ferryhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-028.jpg?pictureId=2516906View from the castle on the hillhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-033.jpg?pictureId=2516907James Bond never had it so good...http://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-041.jpg?pictureId=2516908Lake Comohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-049.jpg?pictureId=2516909View from the castle towerhttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-051.jpg?pictureId=2516892Golden hour on the lakehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081010-056.jpg?pictureId=2516891<p>Or rather, golden 3 hours... the sunset lasts forever in this place...</p>Villa Balbianellohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081011-057.jpg?pictureId=2516890<p>The location used for Queen Amidala's palace in Star Wars.</p>The garden at Villa Balbianellohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081011-063.jpg?pictureId=2516889<p>The place of the secret kiss between Anakin Skywalker and Queen Amidala in Star Wars.</p>Villa Balbianello on Lake Comohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081011-065.jpg?pictureId=2516888<p>The location used for Queen Amidala's palace in Star Wars.</p>The landing dock at Villa Balbianellohttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081011-069.jpg?pictureId=2516887<p>You can almost see Obi Wan's submarine docking here...</p>Golden afternoon at the lakehttp://www.paolody.com/picture/02%20varenna%20fin_sm-081011-071.jpg?pictureId=2516886