Werner,
Just wanted to say I love your Lago di Lugano photos. I'm from Chicago but we've spent the last several summers in the Lugano region (my 'gift' to my kids is to enroll them in the TASIS summer camp).
This latest photo reminds me of the view we had one year from our villa we rented at
Str. Sasso Rosso Dasio, 56, San Mamete, Como, Italy
Although, more recently we've been renting closer to TASIS, near Morcote.
What a beautiful area - do you live there year 'round?
They're not attending camp this year, instead we're taking the month of August to drive through Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy. Typical Chevy Chase shotgun vacation, but we're trying to get a sense of areas we want to spend more time in, having spent a ton of time in the Alps and Lakes over the past few years.
I didn't have my Sony kit last year (was still lugging around Nikon), otherwise, i'd post a few here.
Anyway, just wanted to say that for me, among a thread crowded with amazing photos, i've really appreciated seeing yours, eric.
ps - i could have PM'd - but we're on our way to 1000 pages!