March 25, 2017 Sunny day in Ponte Tresa

We saw the sun today! As it was Saturday, we took the "trenino" (little train) from Lugano to Ponte Tresa - the last town on the border with Italy. They have a market every Saturday. There are a few things I find there which I find nowhere else, like:
my favorite light scarf in another color
a leather purse (that I like)
favorite non-slip slipper socks
delicious sausage sandwich with veggies cooked to order
olives
cheese - well, olives and cheese can be found elsewhere, but these are super delicious!

There are also food trucks and one was selling already cooked roasted chickens, ribs, and other roasts. We chose one that was a turkey roast wrapped in bacon - only about 8 euros. We had it for dinner. It was like turkey wrapped around probably a ground turkey interior with spices, and then of course the bacon on the outside. It was heavenly! We will definitely have to pick up a few more on another Saturday. Yum Yum!

Watching the sandwiches being made at the market in Ponte Tresa, while we were eating ours! 

After the market we walked down to this tip of Lake Lugano where there is a nice bar and gelateria (ice cream shop). It's one of our favorites for ice cream, and it's called Johnny's. We enjoyed a gelato before walking back across the border to the trenino train station for the ride back to Lugano.

panoramic of Swiss ship leaving Ponte Tresa port on left. It will have to go around to the narrow straight on the right to return to Lugano. 

As you can see, there are lines of buoy markers in the water - I think from a rowing event. The ship goes in between the markers, but on the last row the boat gets snagged. We watched the drama as they tried to free the boat, eventually cutting the rope!
That very highest peak in the middle of the photo - we live right near the base of that mountain - Monte Boglia. 

In Ponte Tresa. Everything in the background is Switzerland, but I am standing in Italy.