Today, I took a ferry (traghetto) from Intra, near Baveno on the west side of Lago Maggiore to the east side commune of Laveno. Here I went near to the summit of Sasso del Ferro (1,100 metres altitude), by riding in a funivia (cable car). Unlike other cable cars I have been on, these were like open capsules for only 1 or two people at a time. It was a little bit scary to begin with, then the splendour of the breathtaking views over Lago Maggiore, the Alps, the Lombardy Lakes and the Po Plain, had me totally absorbed. The funivia is not only used as a mode of transport but for the restaurants and small shops nestled at the top, to send their rubbish bins to be emptied at the bottom.
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