Searching for George Clooney

For anyone hooked on Entertainment Tonight, you already know that George Clooney has a house on Lake Como in Italy. We set out to find the elusive star from Facts of Life in his natural habitat.
After taking 2 trains, 2 buses and an airplane we arrived at Varenna on Lake Como. We choose the highest hotel in the village to ensure we had good views for a George-sighting. To get to our stakeout point for the next couple of nights, we needed to walk 10 minutes up a hill, take 2 funiculars, and then an elevator to the top. That reminds me, gentleman have yourself checked regularly for funicular cancer.

From our top floor terrance we could see the town of Varenna as well as the surrounding lake and mountains... no immediate sign of George.

The whole time, Sue remained ready and in fine form for the eventual sighting. You only get one chance to impress Georgie-boy.
We heard a rumor that Clooney might be hiding out in Santa Maria church on the mountain opposite our hotel. Build when people believed "getting closer to God" was meant literally, it would prove a challenging hike to the nippled Batman's hideout.
After an hour hike to the church, we found it locked and no signs of the silver fox. Sure we had spectacular views but that's not what we were there for.
This adventure reminds me a little like the time we went Goldie-hunting in the Muskoka's. Imagine Ontario cottage country with mountain backdrops and instead of rich exclusive cottages were quaint villages filled with restaurants and wine bars.
Goldie got the better of us back then and George eluded us this time.  Not willing to let it go completely, Sue is strongly suggesting that I get a Clooney haircut. I'm not sure mimicking his hair will suffice.