Sunday August 4 -- Como

Sunday in Italy was surreal. Still can’t believe we’re here where our boy has been for the last two years. We started by attending church in Como where Jackson served for 6 months. We were able to meet several of his friends and ward members who were so excited to see him again and told us he was a ‘special boy.’ Then we crossed the border into Switzerland where we picnicked on a hillside park that overlooks Lake Lugano. We then traveled back to Milan because miraculously we were able to secure tickets to see The Last Supper by da Vinci. On the way back to the hotel we stopped again in Como and walked the city. We stopped and took a picture in front of Jackson’s apartment while he served here, ate dinner by Lake Como, randomly walked into the current Elders serving in this area and saw the ancient wall that surrounded the city when it was originally built by the Romans.

  1. Family in front of the church in Como
  2. The LDS chapel in Como was converted from a former summer home of a Catholic cardinal
  3. Friends from Como ward
  4. Jackson spending sweet moments speaking with the members
  5. After our picnic overlooking Lake Lugano
  6. Jackson in front of his Como apartment-the balcony right above the shoe store
  7. Running into Elder Birchall on the streets of Como who told us ‘Puzey was the best!’
  8. In front of The Last Supper
  9. Dinner on Lake Como
  10. The original ancient wall of the city of Como

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