{"id":12008,"date":"2026-08-16T05:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T01:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=12008"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:42:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:42:31","slug":"lake-garda-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?p=12008","title":{"rendered":"Lake Garda with Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After Milan, we headed to Lake Garda, where we met up with Sam and his family. Having everyone together in one place was a little chaotic at times (because a big family group always is!), but it was also exactly the kind of chaos we love. Lake Garda was the perfect spot to slow down after our busy city days.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12008 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12056'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6571-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12088'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6560-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" 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There was shopping, sightseeing, good food, and of course plenty of gelato. Between Bologna, Milan, and Lake Garda, we ate our weight in gelato. We had dinner together every night at the resort, which made planning with 13 people much easier.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-12008 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12058'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0972-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-320x240.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-480x360.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1978-800x600.jpeg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12080'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_1273-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12082'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1049\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551-320x427.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551-480x640.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6551-800x1067.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The resort was also a thermal spa and we took advantage of that every day. Lucas and Henry are old enough now to appreciate that amenity.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-12008 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12086'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6574-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12084'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_0827-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/?attachment_id=12085'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1865\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573.jpg 1865w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/gowatkinsgo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6573-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1865px) 100vw, 1865px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>One of the highlights was our day at Gardaland, Italy\u2019s largest amusement park. Because while our family loves castles, museums, and historical sites, teenagers (and mom) also need roller coasters and a little adrenaline. The rides were a huge hit, and it was fun seeing everyone laughing and enjoying themselves. Lucas and Henry also got to do an E-bike tour with Sten. They rode through the Italian countryside and even stopped at a winery along the way. 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My dad had some frustrating travel issues both getting to Italy and making his way home. We also had a few other travel hiccups, and Sam dealt with delayed trains. It seems like these days traveling without some kind of delay, cancellation, or unexpected problem is becoming harder and harder. But that is part of the adventure. After years of full-time travel, we have learned that things rarely go exactly according to plan. Sometimes you miss a train. Sometimes you wait longer than expected. Sometimes you have to completely change your plans. 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