ItaliëPisa43°41’52” N 10°24’51” E 22 september 2024, Italië ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
First stop cemetery to see graves of Jacko's great grand parents. Then to Valdottova to see Giovanna (distant relative to Guazzelli's). She is 90 and amazing. She walked us down to her local Cafe andMeer informatie
FrankrijkUniversite Paul Cezanne Aix-Marseille III43°17’53” N 5°22’53” E 23 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Up early and on the road by 7. Stopped at Riomaggiore on the Cinque Terre Coast. Very scenic coastline. Stayed for about an hour then back on the road. Took the motorway around Genoa- heavy rain atMeer informatie
FrankrijkGare Saint-Charles43°18’5” N 5°22’51” E 24 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Had a very casual morning. At 11.30 caught train to Toulon to look at navy ships in dock. Got there to find rain. We had lunch in a waterfront restaurant. Only 1 navy ship in. We had a walk around andMeer informatie
FrankrijkChamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station45°55’27” N 6°52’32” E 25 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
We were happy to leave Marseilles behind. The drive up to and through the mountains was spectacular despite detours and very winding roads. Again, photos do not do the mountains justice. Arrived atMeer informatie
FrankrijkChamonix Mont-Blanc Railway Station45°55’25” N 6°52’32” E 26 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌫 12 °C
We left Charmonix in the rain. Luckily we got to see the mountains yesterday. Across the border into Switzerland. We found a bar/restaurant at 2000m altitude. Over the road is the old Hospice which isMeer informatie
ZwitserlandLi Curt46°18’35” N 10°3’47” E 27 september 2024, Zwitserland ⋅ 🌫 11 °C
Yesterday was wet. Today began with sunshine. We were on the road before 8am. More glorious scenery through Switzerland. We got to Vaduz (Lichtenstein) at about 10.30 after achieving another altitudeMeer informatie
FrankrijkFleury-devant-Douaumont49°11’48” N 5°24’27” E 28 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Gloomy morning but eventually cleared up. First stop was Verdun for the Verdun Citadel Museum (WW1). We had a visual tour through the underground tunnels depicting the lives of WW1 French soldiers.Meer informatie
BelgiëHet Brugse Ommeland51°12’19” N 3°13’9” E
29 september 2024, België ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
A little bit of a sleep in. On the road by 9.30 into Bruge city. No traffic on a Sunday! The centre of Bruge is beautiful. Not 1 but 3 beautiful cathedrals to see. The cobbled streets have gorgeousMeer informatie
FrankrijkHamel Au Prêtre49°22’44” N 0°54’12” W
30 september 2024, Frankrijk ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We got going eventually at 10am. We all had a much needed sleep in. In drizzle we headed for Omaha Beach (D Day landings). On the way we stopped for lunch at Bayeux. So of course we had to go and seeMeer informatie
BelgiëHet Brugse Ommeland51°12’29” N 3°13’40” E 30 september 2024, België ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
We've had a full on 2 weeks. When we dropped the car off, we had clocked up about 3500kms. We saw some amazing sights, out there roads, outrageous drivers, lots of roadworks and the four of us hadMeer informatie
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Is that because Anne just had a morning wine?
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She looks in good health it's been 10yrs. Has she learnt any English?
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Think was a big cue when we visited or was it didn't think dad could manage all.those steps.