Lugano

So last weekend Melissa and I headed south to the Italian region of Switzerland, Ticino.  We pretty much hadn't seen the sun in Lucerne for two weeks (kind of like Seattle) and we'd heard rumors of cloudless skies to the south.  Melissa will post more details on the awesome evening we had the day we got there, but here are some pictures of the trip.  I should note that the city we went to is called Lugano.

See, good weather!  And of course, if you go to an Italian area, you must get gelato.

Here's some scenery and pictures from around the town

The cafe is fairly old and very delicious.  We just had to eat there.  And the frescos (paintings) are 'only' 400 years old.  Surprisingly, the church in which the paintings were located was literally empty.  It was hard to believe that people just don't care about these treasures.