Take a good look at the picture. Notice the water bottles? Hmmm--are these people around Como just REALLY thirsty? (I have heard that the lake is rather dirty.) But seriously what's the skinny? My aunt had heard that this is some kind of throw back to early times when weary travelers wandering by would need something to wet their whistle. (Noble, huh.) But alas, no, our Rick Steve's guidebook said that it's an altogether different type of wetting. The locals here in Como set these water bottles out so that stray cats, which are seriously all over this area, don't pee on their doorstep. Something about seeing their reflection and getting stage fright? Well, now you know.
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