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- Day 1
- Monday, September 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 226 ft
EnglandHereford52°3’12” N 2°41’15” W
Starting off
September 2, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Looks a bit wet out there...
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- Day 1
- Monday, September 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 177 ft
- EnglandArchidiocese of Canterbury51°15’42” N 1°6’1” E
Our new first stop?
September 2, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Park and ride for a bargain stop and a free ride to Canterbury city centre. Evensong in the cathedral and back on the bus for supper.
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 12:29 PM
- 🌬 19 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
English Channel51°4’53” N 1°25’43” E
Ferry time
September 3, 2024, English Channel ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Made it safely this time...
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- Day 2
- Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 6:00 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 89 ft
FranceLe Pont Thibault50°31’56” N 3°5’41” E
Rural peace
September 3, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Place to stay by a lovely stream...
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 2:36 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,181 ft
BelgiumHachy49°41’49” N 5°39’41” E
Through Belgium...
September 4, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 3:06 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 1,024 ft
LuxembourgStrassen49°37’29” N 6°4’48” E
...and Luxembourg
September 4, 2024 in Luxembourg ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Including a stop for cheaper ⛽️
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 3:52 PM
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Altitude: 545 ft
GermanyOhligsbach49°24’36” N 6°38’36” E
...and Germany
September 4, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
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- Day 3
- Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 6:02 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 673 ft
- FranceBrechlingen48°38’11” N 7°25’52” E
...and France again
September 4, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
A peaceful and dry evening avec saucissons, pommes de terre, oignons et haricots verts.
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- Day 4
- Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,033 ft
- FranceBollenberg47°56’44” N 7°15’20” E
A day of homage and a wet vineyard
September 5, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Not exactly holiday fun, but important. Le Struthof, the only concentration camp on French soil. Alsace was annexed to Germany when they invaded. Memorable.
Finished up on vineyard which would beRead more
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- Day 5
- Friday, September 6, 2024 at 11:43 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,683 ft
SwitzerlandSeebad Eich47°9’19” N 8°9’28” E
Still looking for the sun
September 6, 2024 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Travelling south through Switzerland...
Found the 🌞 on the St Gotthard Pass, in time for lunch.
The picture with me in it is right at the top of the pass.
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- Day 5
- Friday, September 6, 2024 at 5:23 PM
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Altitude: 886 ft
ItalyLavena Ponte Tresa45°57’39” N 8°51’51” E
Italy...800m from the border
September 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Campsite in Italy, almost everything you can see is Switzerland. Yes, I swam in the lake.
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- Day 6
- Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 12:39 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 299 ft
- ItalyCertosa Monumento45°15’25” N 9°8’27” E
Certosa di Pavia
September 7, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A lovely Carthusian monastery, built to the glory of the Visconti and Sforza families, as well as to the glory of God. The first picture is the view from the sosta on which we are parked for a day orRead more
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- Day 7
- Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 11:20 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 302 ft
- ItalyCertosa Monumento45°15’25” N 9°8’28” E
Dry in the van
September 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Terrible weather forecast for heavy rain. Went to the service in the monastery we visited yesterday and were warmly welcomed in accordance with ecumenical principles. Started to rain at 11.30 andRead more
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- Day 8
- Monday, September 9, 2024 at 10:15 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 236 ft
- ItalyStazione di Pavia45°11’20” N 9°8’42” E
Pavia and its trains
September 9, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Pavia is a lovely town with mediaeval towers, the Viscontis' palace and more ancient churches than you could imagine. Highlights were maybe the pirates' church, the mermaids' church and the tomb of StRead more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3:30 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 30 ft
- ItalyCasa San Guido43°38’6” N 10°21’54” E
Washing machine, pool and sun
September 10, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Very reasonable journey southwards to Tuscany. Passed Carrara which still seems to have some marble left in its mountains. Good drying weather too. The sunloungers by the lake have an excellent viewRead more
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- Day 10
- Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 23 ft
- ItalyPiazza del Duomo43°43’24” N 10°23’41” E
Pisa
September 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A tower, with a lean so pronounced that it is a surreal experience on the spiral stairs as you tip from the outside to the inside of the steps. This is confirmed in the wear on the marble stairs.Read more
We are really enjoying our journey through Europe with you both. Lovely photos although devastated at lack of Pisa/Raymond photo and absence of evidence of the man 💼. Simon has man bag envy. [Fiona and Mum]
TravelerWe will have to provide suitable evidence! Raymond has been thinking about buying one for approximately 20 years before finally making a purchase.
Ah....look on photo 2. The one with me looking up at the tower. The man bag is on the wrong side of me.... but just about visible. I'll make sure I flaunt it a bit more at the next stop. [Raymond]
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- Day 11–14
- September 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM - September 15, 2024
- 3 nights
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 89 ft
- ItalyPiazza San Michele43°50’35” N 10°30’9” E
Lovely Lucca
Sep 12–15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
San Michele with the amazing facade, the duomo with a similar but asymmetrical facade and Puccini's birthplace and museum complete with the sheet music I have had on my wall since I was in Tockwith.Read more
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- Day 12
- Friday, September 13, 2024 at 1:00 AM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 1,608 ft
- ItalyPiazza dei Priori43°24’11” N 10°51’51” E
Volterra
September 13, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Hour and a half from the last campsite, with shopping on the way. Windy hill town inland with a view as far as Corsica. Long trousers, jacket, and heating in the evening, but stayed dry. We could seeRead more
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- Day 13
- Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 883 ft
- ItalySanta Lucia43°27’8” N 11°3’22” E
San Gimignano...footsteps of Tony Blair
September 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Very well known, very full and very amazing! We are parked on an area sosta with lovely shrubs behind us and an olive grove beside us and a beautiful walk into town. A lot of towers and a lot ofRead more
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- Day 14
- Sunday, September 15, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,109 ft
- ItalyPiazza del Duomo43°28’5” N 11°2’35” E
San Gimagnano day 2
September 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Went to mass in the collegiate surrounded by beautiful frescos - and plenty of people. After lunch on the church steps we visited the archaeological museum (see Etruscan statue) and St Fina'sRead more
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- Day 15
- Monday, September 16, 2024 at 11:50 AM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 1,033 ft
- ItalyLe Scotte43°20’11” N 11°19’50” E
Siena...learning about the Palio
September 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We arrived mid-morning along with a lot of other vans at a pricy campsite in Siena. By the afternoon we had used the washing machine, drier and swimming pool and were ready to explore Siena. Even theRead more
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- Day 16
- Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,102 ft
- ItalyTorre del Mangia43°19’6” N 11°19’57” E
Still Siena
September 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
A much cooler day with rain threatening, so more for indoor activities. We started with the much frescoed Museo Civico; the Maesta shown was the highlight.
If there's a tower, climb it. The Torre delRead more
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- Day 17
- Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 823 ft
- ItalyArezzo43°28’20” N 11°53’17” E
Unexpectedly Arezzo
September 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We planned to go to Montepulciano to do some walking but the forecast of storms was rather discouraging. We have headed for Arezzo and booked for the famous frescos tomorrow. Today we admired the viewRead more
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- Day 18
- Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 915 ft
- ItalyPalazzo Cassi43°27’53” N 11°52’52” E
Arezzo again
September 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Main aim today was to be at St Francesco for 12.00 for the booked visit to Piero della Francesca's frescos. They lived up to expectations despite our recent pretty solid diet of painted walls.Read more
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- Day 19
- Friday, September 20, 2024 at 10:30 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,654 ft
- ItalyCantina Storica Fattoria della Talosa43°5’45” N 11°47’17” E
Montepulciano
September 20, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Another stunning view from the back of the van...Arrived in time to set of for an 18km walk courtesy of Komoot. That didn't include the significant walk up to the starting place. A certain amount ofRead more
TravelerLooks a bit wet out there...
Here too!!! [Fiona]
TravelerIt's drier in Canterbury, up till now, at least.