Searching for Clooney, Part One

What do two Sizzle Chicks do on their summer vacation? They go to Lake Como, Italy and look for the world’s most elusive bachelor George Clooney. And that is exactly what my friend and I did.

To be honest, when we initially planned on going to Europe this summer, we had thought we would spend a week in Spain and a week in Italy, flying back via Rome. My friend suggested we go see Lake Como, because neither of us had been there and because it is an incredibly beautiful place. And the fact that Giorgio Clooney hangs out there was just icing on the cake.

Once we booked our trip, however, the hunt for George Clooney totally consumed us. We were on a mission to find him and nothing could stop us. We scoured the net for information on where he lives, where he dines etc… We learned that his villa is in Laglio (he has a villa and has built an office, taking over an old warehouse), he dines at Harry’s Bar, and at the Gatto Nero. Now we just hoped that he would still be in Italy in August. We assumed he would. We were right.

We finally got to Como, after an uncomfortable overnight train from Barcelona to Milan, where we felt claustrophobic from being in a tiny sleeper compartment with minimal air. After switching hotels (our first hotel had a view of the garbage bins and we could still smell the burnt toast that had been cooked for breakfast), we made it to our hotel with a terrace overlooking Lake Como. It was so beautiful on the lake, looking up at the mountains. I immediately understood why George Clooney would want to be there. It was just breathtaking. The first thing we did after unpacking was crash. We needed energy to look for George and at the moment we had to sleep. George hunting would have to wait a few hours.

We woke up in the early evening revitalized, ready to look for George. We made it to Harry’s Bar, a very famous restaurant, looking our “sizzliest” that we could. We got to the restaurant and looked around. We were surrounded by families and couples. No celebrities, no George and no eligible men. “Not to worry”, we said to each other “the night was still young”.

After a delicious (and expensive meal), we kept looking around for signs of George. Still none. We asked to waiter to recommend places to go for a drink. Being a Mon. night, most places were closed. We walked around the neighborhood and then realized we should just go back to the hotel and call it a night. There was still tomorrow and plenty of opportunities to find George.

Do Sari and her friend finally meet up with George Clooney? Does he promise them roles in his next film? Does he give up bachelorhood for either one of our iintrepid Sizzle Chicks? All these answers and more to be continued in the next blog posting.