Day 52: San Marino to Florence

Had a small pilgrimage up to where St Marinus escaped persecution and inadvertently started San Marino. Hunted down the Kobra original mural. Lunch at an awesome place as we entered Italy again.もっと詳しく
Day 53: Florence

Spent close to 7 hours at the Uffizi gallery. Rembrandt, Michelangelo, da Vinci. We were exhausted! But pushing on we climbed 466 steps to the top of the Santa Maria bell tower! Great views overもっと詳しく
Day 54: Florence to Pistoia

Another huge day. Market by the place where we parked the van. Bus to Palazzo Pitti. Amazing to see the palace and artwork opulence. Adjoining Biboli gardens. Feet already aching by now. Walked backもっと詳しく
Day 55: Pistoia to Marina di Pisa

After a busy few days I was keen for a break. Lazy start followed by a beautiful wine tasting at Tenuto del Buonamico in Montecarlo, Tuscany. The view was spectacular with some different wine blends.もっと詳しく
Day 56: Marina di Pisa to Turro

Hot muggy windy old day today. After laundry we visited the town of Pisa and a semi famous leaning tower. We spent some time there but was in no mood to climb anything!! Stopped in Parma to walkもっと詳しく
Day 57: Turro to Lake Como

Market on the way to the train. Cheapest one yet. Caught a train into Milan. People everywhere. The Duomo was magnificent as was the arch of peace and the castle gardens. Tried to get to the lookoutもっと詳しく
Day 58: Lake Como

What. A. Day. We walked from our spot a few kms along the edge of Lake Como taking in the wonder, the oppulance, the lives of the rich and famous. We caught the Furnicular up to Brunate. Walked a fewもっと詳しく
Day 59: Lake Como to Lugarno

Thanks to the kids we visited Villa del Balbianello. This is where scenes from Star Wars ep 2 were filmed. Magnificent setting. Walked the lower level of Lenno and had a quick dip in Lake Como. Ateもっと詳しく
Day 60: Lugarno to Stansstad

Decided not to go into Lugarno so hit the road to Lucerne. The freeways bore us so popped off to a town called Biasca and discovered a waterfall. On our way we met a wonderful local named Marco whoもっと詳しく
Day 60: Part 2

Too pretty not to share.
Day 61: Stansstad to Cham

I dipped my feet in Lake Lucerne next to a snake while Graham got our passports checked by the polizia. They were both lovely and hot looking. We found a park at Cham and caught the train to Zurich.もっと詳しく
Day 62: Cham to Murten

Rainy old day. So sleep in and a drive over the mountains via Bern for a Laundry day. Hard to find one but got one in Murton. Went for a walk in their castle which has been converted to shops barsもっと詳しく
Day 63: Murten to Versoix.

Woke after a big night on the grog. Slow walk along the lake before heading to our next destination. Did a few jobs on the way in Payerne. Hit Lake Geneva and parked at Versoix. Caught the train toもっと詳しく
Day 63: Part 2

Such a beautiful place.
Day 64: Versoix to Moulins

Big travel day heading for Bordeaux. Drove over the French Alps and back into France. Stopped at a car boot sale. No one understood us but I still managed to buy something. Stopped at Lake de Sylans.もっと詳しく
Day 65: Moulins to La Rochefoucauld

Rainy day to start with. We slept in and touched base with Faye. Drove to the Medieval quarter to see the twin spires x 2. Walked the town while the rain cleared. Visited a number of places but theもっと詳しく
Day 66: La Rochefaucould to Bouliac

Getting used to lazy late starts. Enjoyed a looooong shower in the park. Got off the freeway to drive through the Bordeaux wine region. Tried looking one up but that turned out to be a bust so justもっと詳しく
Day 67: Bouliac to Fouras

Took the bus to Bordeaux. This is a beautiful town. City walk to see the wonderful sights including a highlights board of every Olympic Games leading up to this years Paris games in Jardin Public. Theもっと詳しく
Day 68: Fouras to Pt. des Baleines

Drove the coast road of Fouras and took a short walk to the oyster farms. Parked on the coast near Fort Boyard. Walked out as far as we could through a million oyster shells. After reading the oysterもっと詳しく
Day 68: Part 2

I’ve taken photos of food but never posted them. But seafood restaurant La Fume’e was a standout.
Day 69: Pt. Des Baleines to Reze

Time to think about getting back to Paris. Wanted one more beach day before heading inland so headed to Pornic. Got hungry at Bournezeau and smashed some pizza. Stopped in at La Roche-sur-Yon to seeもっと詳しく
Day 70: Reze to Le Mans

As we drove through Nantes we discovered enormous development in this community. Had lots of jobs to do as we get closer to returning the van. Beautiful drive through the south of France. Tree linedもっと詳しく
Day 71: Le Mans to Villennes sur Sienne

This morning we visited the Le Mans race track museum. The cars were freaking incredible. We caught the train into town and walked the monuments. As it is our last night we had to clean the van so weもっと詳しく
Day 71: Le Mans

One for the car enthusiasts.
Day 72: Villennes sur Seine to London

After a late night we found ourselves behind schedule to drop the RIO speedwagon back to Paris. Dropping it off took forever then headed straight to the Eurostar station. It was hot. It was chockers.もっと詳しく