Intra a town on the shore of Lake Maggiore.
Castagnola a town on the shore of Lake Maggiore.
guardia di finanza (Italian) customs service.
catch crabs in rowing, to fail to clear the water on the recovery stroke accidentally, thereby unbalancing the boat or impeding its movement.
Locarno a town in south Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore. Significantly, it would be the site of a peace conference in 1925.
Wengen a winter resort.
Montreaux a town in west Switzerland, on Lake Geneva.
luge a small racing sled on which one or two riders lie face up with the feet forward.
piste (Italian) tracks or trails.
Engadine the valley of the upper Inn River, east Switzerland: site of many resorts.
stazione (Italian) station.
There’s no hole in my side a reference to Jesus Christ, wounded in the side by a Roman spear. Henry’s sacrilegious joke is inspired by his blistered palms, which recall Christ’s stigmata.
