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- Dag 1
- måndag 22 maj 2017 09:31
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 308 ft
EnglandBromsgrove52°20’12” N 2°3’24” W
Day 1 - Bit later starting than planned
22 maj 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We were due to be picked up at 8:20 but the taxi did not arrived until gone 9. Unfortunately the driver started out late due to a flat battery so got caught in the rush hour traffic.
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- måndag 22 maj 2017 11:13
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 226 ft
- EnglandWaterstock51°44’18” N 1°5’54” W
Day 1 - Another delay at Oxford services
22 maj 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Unfortunately we have been further delayed at Oxford Services but only one more pickup so hopefully that will go a bit more smoothly.
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- måndag 22 maj 2017 18:20
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 59 ft
NederländernaKessel51°17’54” N 6°3’0” E
Day 1 - We have arrived in Calais
22 maj 2017, Nederländerna ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Nice quiet crossing. Another 3 hours to our hotel in Belgium, I think we will sleep well tonight! Although the coach is very comfortable and the seats recline so we should be able to get some z's onLäs mer
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- Dag 1
- måndag 22 maj 2017 22:00
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 397 ft
BelgienVivegnis50°41’12” N 5°37’41” E
Day 1 - Arrived at hotel in Belgium
22 maj 2017, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Long day and we are ready for a good night's sleep. Breakfast at 6:30 am and back on the road at 7:30 am tomorrow 😴
Should arrive at our hotel just outside Lake Garda around 9 pm.
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- tisdag 23 maj 2017 17:11
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 729 ft
TysklandKellmünz48°7’36” N 10°6’30” E
Having a break in our journey to Italy
23 maj 2017, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Just stopped in Germany before the final few hours to Italy. We have been on the road since 7:30 am, with a few stops and traffic jams on the way. We should be going through Austria next so hopefullyLäs mer
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- tisdag 23 maj 2017 18:22
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: 2 631 ft
- TysklandJagd Berg47°37’48” N 10°36’12” E
Just entering Austria
23 maj 2017, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Great views of the Austrian mountains from the coach.
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- tisdag 23 maj 2017 18:51
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 3 904 ft
österrikeBlindsee47°21’42” N 10°50’42” E
Stop for photos
23 maj 2017, österrike ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
A quick stop to take photos of the beautiful Austrian mountains.
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- tisdag 23 maj 2017 20:23
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 3 983 ft
ItalienRio di Fleres46°56’30” N 11°27’0” E
We have arrived in Italia
23 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We have finally arrived in Italy 😀 only 168 km to go!
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- tisdag 23 maj 2017 23:49
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 735 ft
- ItalienNago–Torbole45°52’40” N 10°53’26” E
Finally arrived at our hotel
23 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We finally arrived at our hotel at 10:30 pm and we're ushered into our evening meal, which was welcome after our long coach journey which was 15 hours in total.
Room is a nice size and has everythingLäs mer
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- onsdag 24 maj 2017 11:00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 223 ft
- ItalienRiva del Garda45°52’60” N 10°50’42” E
Riva del Garda
24 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today we visited Rival del Garda, where we took a boat trip across Lake Garda to Limone.
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- onsdag 24 maj 2017 12:35
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 203 ft
- ItalienLimone sul Garda45°48’30” N 10°47’36” E
Boat trip to Limone
24 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
It started off a little cloudy on our boat trip to Limone but the sun soon broke through the clouds to give us a warm sunny day.
The mountains which surround Lake Garda are spectacular!
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- torsdag 25 maj 2017 11:10
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 259 ft
- ItalienFiume Sarca45°52’12” N 10°52’36” E
Relaxing day
25 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
While most of our group went to Venice we had a lie in and decided to explore the village we are staying in, Nago. Having walked the narrow streets we discovered an old Roman road down to Torbole,Läs mer
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- fredag 26 maj 2017 10:39
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 207 ft
- ItalienChiesa Di San Nicoló45°30’18” N 10°43’54” E
Visit to Lazise
26 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we were visiting various towns around Lake Garda. Our first stop was the town of Lazise, the Lazise comes from the Latin word 'Lacus' which means Village on the Lake'.
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- fredag 26 maj 2017 12:57
- ⛅ 24 °C
- Höjd över havet: 207 ft
- ItalienCastello Scaligero45°29’30” N 10°36’30” E
Visit to Sirmione, including boat trip
26 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Sirmione is lovely but very busy. By walking along the front we did manage to avoid most of the crowds.
The boat trip took us out into the lake and showed us the town from a different angle.
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- fredag 26 maj 2017 15:58
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 226 ft
- ItalienGarda45°34’36” N 10°42’18” E
Visit to Garda
26 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
We only had time for a Gelato in Garda but there were some nice views across the Lake from the café's on the front.
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- lördag 27 maj 2017 11:32
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Höjd över havet: 574 ft
- ItalienSommavalle45°27’18” N 10°59’42” E
Coach/Walking tour of Verona
27 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Today we had a tour of the the Roman City of Verona. Our tour guide was Italian who was not completely fluent in English and so we had to interpret some of what she was telling us, which wasLäs mer
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- söndag 28 maj 2017 07:39
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 738 ft
- ItalienFiume Sarca45°52’42” N 10°53’24” E
On our way to Belgium
28 maj 2017, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
It's a early start, breakfast At 7 am on the road by 7:45 am, with a 14 hour drive to the hotel in Belgium ahead of us!
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- måndag 29 maj 2017 00:43
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Höjd över havet: 400 ft
- BelgienVivegnis50°41’12” N 5°37’42” E
Finally arrived in Belgium
29 maj 2017, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Due to traffic jams we have been on the road for over 16 hours! We are both shattered and we still need to do it all again tomorrow, hopefully after a few hours sleep.
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- måndag 29 maj 2017 07:26
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Höjd över havet: 400 ft
- BelgienVivegnis50°41’12” N 5°37’42” E
On our way to Calais
29 maj 2017, Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Early start at 7:45am as we make our way from Belgium to Calais ready for the ferry back to the UK.
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- måndag 29 maj 2017 13:17
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 46 ft
FrankrikeCité Civry50°58’18” N 1°52’30” E
Arrived at Calais
29 maj 2017, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Just waiting to get on the ferry back to Dover.
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- måndag 29 maj 2017 14:41
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Höjd över havet: 52 ft
- FrankrikeCalais Ferry Port50°58’0” N 1°51’36” E
3:20 pm (2:20 pm in UK) Ferry
29 maj 2017, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We are just waiting for the 3:20 pm Ferry and then we are off to Swindon to meet a mini bus which will take us onto Worcester.
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- måndag 29 maj 2017 16:22
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- EnglandSt Margaret's Bay51°7’6” N 1°22’54” E
Still crossing the channel
29 maj 2017, England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The Ferry left Calais a bit later than planned so we are still crossing the English Channel, due to dock around 4:30 pm UK time.
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