riding past Cernobbio on the southwest "leg" of Lake Como
 

looking back to the city of Como where we started along the lake
 

quiet ride near Laglio
 

made it up the west shore to Tremezzo -- looking across the lake to Bellagio where we going next
 

by putting our tandem bicycle on a tour boat
 

arriving by water into Bellagio
 

the climb inland was long and steep, but we made it up pedaling our bicycle
(which makes us doubt that the number on the sign should be taken literally)
 

cooling off a little before we take on climbing thru the steep section
 

up high now, looking out over the other (southeast) "leg" of Lake Como
 

Madonna di Ghisallo, the patron saint of cyclists -- chapel with a museum of bicycling nearby
 

statue beside the Madonna di Ghisallo chapel
 

on our way back down to Como, near Ponte Lembro looking to Lake Pusiano