After a rather large night & long day, a few woke up a bit worse for wear so a slower day was in order. We hadn’t really discovered Brissago so we had a good look through the town, had a fantastic lunch on the lake’s shore before John & I headed off to try our hand at rolling cigars at Dannemann’s – the building our apartment looks out over.
Dannemanns make high-end cigars and other products and the first half was a tour explaining who they are, how the cigars are made and so-on. Given John & I were the only muppets not able to speak more than 1 language of the group of about 25, we had an interpreter translating the German presentation into English for us. We also met some really nice older couples – one of whom was best mates with transport magnate, Lindsay Fox. Would have been a great person to chat business with over dinner, but alas, both parties already had plans…
The 2nd half was a chance to hand roll cigars which was really good fun. We both sucked pretty hard at it, but it was a great laugh and we got to keep what we made – all kept in a cedar humidor with our names engraved on it. Pretty cool!
Given it was our last night on our holiday, we were keen to have a fairly quiet one so a night-in was in order. Just to show how close we were to the border, John & I went to get take-away pizzas from Italy! More cards, more stories and more drinks were enjoyed and it capped off a great time with old and new friends.
