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- Jul 14, 2022
- ⛅ 31 °C
- Altitude: 123 m
- Italy Veneto Dolcè Ossenigo 45.677545, 10.90379945°40’39” N 10°54’14” E
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Day 14
Gardasee
July 14, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Am Mo packen wir nach dem Frühstück alles zusammen und wollen weiterfahren zum Gardasee. Damit wir schon mal die Hälfte der Strecke hinter uns haben.
Da die letzte Woche ziemlich stressig war mit den Ausflügen, wollen wir hier nur ausruhen und baden.
Wir kommen um 17 Uhr nach 5h Fahrt an, stellen schnell alles auf und gehen dann im Restaurant essen. Für die Kinder gibt es endlich wieder Pommes und Nuggets. Die Erwachsenen gönnen sich eine Vorspeise und Hauptspeise. Der Genuss kostet dann auch entsprechend.
Die Sonnenuntergänge sind hier sehr schön.

Die nächsten 2 Tage werden nur mit Baden verbracht. Der See ist super flach und wir können wieder SUP fahren. Am Di Abend passend die Kinder 1h auf Mateo auf und die Eltern fahren mit dem Fahrrad am Ufer entlang.

Am 14. wird wieder alles eingepackt und weiter geht's.
Der Gardasee hat uns sehr gefallen, wir kommen vielleicht wieder.Read more
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Traveler Wooow schön ☀️😍🏝
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Veneto, Italy 2024
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- Apr 12, 2024, 3:53pm
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,020 ft
- Italy Veneto Marano di Valpolicella Gnirega Le Marognole 45.541859, 10.92245845°32’31” N 10°55’21” E
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Day 8
Wine tasting at Le Marognole
April 12 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Today we drove over to a neighboring valley to visit a winery. Mom doesn’t drink but was interested to learn about the process. Valpolicella uses several grapes— Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella. The classic wine is fermented fresh (the juice is used right away) whereas for the Amarone, the grapes are dried until about half the water is gone then the concentrated juice is fermented until dry. Traditionally these dried grapes were for a dessert wine (Recioto) but in the 1930s someone accidentally didn’t stop fermentation. Amarone was born. The wine is full bodied and high in alcohol. Surprisingly the wine is not hot. We started in the grape drying room, then passed on to the fermentation rooms with their stainless-steel tanks and ended in the historic cellar. From there we saw a part of the vineyard while we tasted the wine then we saw the new cellar. It seems like many of these growers used to sell grapes to big producers but in the last twenty or so years they now keep their grapes for their own wines. On our way home we visited an amazing salumeria for getting some cold cuts and cheese.Read more
Traveler But so much scenery!
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Veneto, Italy 2024
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- Apr 7, 2024, 4:44pm
- ⛅ 73 °F
- Altitude: 1,181 ft
- Italy Veneto Sant'Anna d'Alfaedo Boar 45.592499, 10.90455845°35’33” N 10°54’16” E
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Day 3
Fumane Cave: Neanderthal site
April 7 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
We drove up the valley one over from Negrar to visit an ongoing archaeological site where they’ve found both Neanderthal and Homo sapien artifacts. Grotta di Fumane. The tour was led by a graduate student who was writing her PhD on the site. The cave has been used by humans going back around 100,000 years. There was about 1000 years worth of time between the two species, so they never overlapped. It was pretty cool to see the layers. We saw a couple bones sticking out.
There was a Trattoria near the cave. We spied on the family before us to see what they ordered. The bartender poured some green stuff in a glass and added mineral water—apparently Italian sodas really are a thing here!—and she went into the back to cut some slices off a long brown thing. When she served it to the family I realized it was chocolate salami. A firm chocolate paste with little pieces of cookie in it. Anyway, we copied them. Annika had her first Italian soda. She tried it mixed with sparkling mineral water and natural. Turns out she’s not into sparkles with the mint.
On the way home to make dinner we stopped for gelato. We managed to get mom to get a flavor other than lemon.Read more
Where’s Ian’s hat? [Steve]
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Traveler I will have to google this.
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Traveler 😍 3 generations in the midst of way more generational history!!
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Veneto, Italy 2024
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- Apr 9, 2024, 8:13pm
- ☁️ 63 °F
- Altitude: 702 ft
- Italy Veneto Negrar Palazzo Bertoldi Recchia Vini 45.531029, 10.93674545°31’52” N 10°56’12” E
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Day 5
Da Andrea
April 9 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We went out for dinner for the first time at a little family run trattoria in the center of the village of Negrar. Obviously it has the best name ever. Even if Andrea is a dude’s name in Italy. We’d made a reservation yesterday during the market. The man, who had long grey hair, told us to come back today at 7:30. So tonight we parked in the middle of Negrar on the main road that leads to the church and walked to the restaurant that is tucked behind it. There were literally no lights on. We thought it was closed but then the door opened and the man appeared and he motioned with his hand for us to enter. He took us to a back area near the kitchen out of the main dining room (which is small! Maybe six tables??). There are two tables in this second area. One has an old man sitting at it and he’s drinking water. We were delighted with our table. Squeals and other baby noises won’t bother so many guests and we can relax. The cameriere (waiter) lists the first and second course options and we have to choose! Mom and I ordered the tagliatelle with beef sauce (no tomato or butter or olive oil—not sure what all was in it other than probably some wine?). Michael orders these dumplings made of bread, egg, spinach, grano padano, and some sausage. Then after the waiter goes to the kitchen to get our orders in (we believe only his wife was in the kitchen cooking) we realize we didn’t order Annika any food. Oops. So we order tagliatelle, but only with butter. She’s afraid of sauce. But then ours comes out and she tries it and loves it so we fortunately had time to switch her order to the meat sauce version. Michael ordered a second course of rabbit and polenta. The sauce was a carrot, onion butter concoction. Excellent. Poor Michael is dying trying to be polite and remove meat from tiny bones with his knife and fork. The waiter says “I usually eat rabbit with my hands”. What a polite way to let Michael know it was cool to just grab that thing and gnaw the meat off. I tried the meat. It was excellent. I think we have to go back.Read more
Wow, how much pasta can that little girl eat? [Steve]
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DiePaubers 2023 Gardasee
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- Jul 29, 2023, 12:22pm
- 🌩️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 823 m
- Italy Veneto Caprino Veronese Spiazzi Madonna della Corona Sanctuary 45.649415, 10.85640345°38’58” N 10°51’23” E
Day 5
Madonna della Corona
July 29, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌩️ 22 °C
Heute standen zur Abwechslung ein paar Besichtigungen an. Wir begannen mit der „ Madonna della Corona“. Dieses ist eine Wallfahrtskirche , die ab 1437 in das Bergmassiv des „Monte Baldo“ gebaut wurde. Sie entstand zur Ehrung der Mutter Gottes. Seit 1922 kann die Kirche von Spiazzi über Treppen oder eine Straße in ca. 20 Minuten erreicht werden. Davor konnten die Pilger sie nur über den sehr beschwerlichen Weg mit 1750 Stufen und 774 Höhenmetern von Brentino Belluno erreichen. Im Jahr 1975 wurde die Wallfahrtskirche aus dem 19. Jahrhundert bis auf die Fassade und den Glockenturm abgerissen, um die zu vergrößern und zu stabilisieren. Mit dem Abschluss der Arbeiten im Jahr 1978 wurde der neue Altar geweiht und 1982 bekam sie den Titel „Basilika minore“.
Wir nahmen bei dem Wetter (32 Grad im Schatten) übrigens den kurzen Weg von Spiazzi.Read more
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Traveler Ich hätte erwartet, dass ihr die Treppen nehmt und euch evtl noch beim Aufstieg mit Birkenzweigen selbst kasteit... 😁😁
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DiePaubers Ja, vor allem mit den Birkenzweigen kasteit 🤣. Das wär‘s für den strenggläubigen Atheisten „Pau“ 🙃
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Traveler Zum Jahreswechsel 22/23
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- Jan 5, 2023, 10:48am
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 179 m
- Italy Veneto Brentino 45.64, 10.8745°38’24” N 10°52’12” E
Day 9
Brentino Belluno 2
January 5, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Nach einer ruhigen Nacht packt Thomas den Rucksack, nimmt Bogi an die Leine und wandert in Richtung Santuario Madonna della Corona, einer kleinen Kapelle oben auf dem Berg los. Für mich ist die Strecke zu schwierig, daher begleite ich die beiden ein Stück, biege dann ab und erkunde das Dörfchen. Ein wunderschöner Ort mit alten Steinhäusern, viele sind noch weihnachtlich dekoriert. Fast jedes Haus ist mit einer kreativen, liebevollen Kleinigkeit geschmückt. Sogar an den Steinmauern hängen aus Holz gebastelte, geschmückte Tannen oder Krippen.Read more
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Traveler Österreich, Trentino u. Italy
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- May 18, 2022, 1:00pm
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 600 m
- Italy Veneto Fumane Molina Parco delle Cascate 45.611732, 10.91107945°36’42” N 10°54’40” E
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Parco delle Cascade bei Molino
May 18, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Früher Aufbruch vom Caldonazzosee möchte ich Lars den Wasserfallpark bei Molino zeigen, nach sehr sehr serpentinenreicher Anfahrt kommen wir im Örtchen Molino an! Der Abstieg zum Wasserfallpark lässt erahnen, was uns beim Aufstieg bevorsteht 😅... Für 7€ pro Person erwartet uns im Park eine unfassbar schöne und üppige, wilde Natur, Eidechsen inklusive! Es gibt drei verschiedene Routen, leicht, mittel, schwer, die sich jedoch immer wieder auch kreuzen! Es geht tief ins Tal hinab, die Anstiege sind echt knackig (gutes Oberschenkel- und Potraining kostenlos!). Zwischendurch immer tolle kleine und größere Wasserfälle! Wir lesen nach, dass in diesem Tal schon die Neandertaler lebten. Es war anstrengend, aber wunderschön! Zwei kleine Attraktionen, eine 10m Riesenschaukel und eine Seilbahn, hätte es nicht gebraucht, war aber lustig!Read more
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Traveler So mutig 👏 nie im Leben würde ich mich da auf die Schaukel setzen 😳
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Traveler Sardinien
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- Oct 12, 2023, 3:17pm
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 124 m
- Italy Veneto Brentino 45.632699, 10.87601645°37’58” N 10°52’34” E
Day 33
Pisa - Brentino Belluno 330km
October 12, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Wir sind ein 2. Mal auf den Agroturismo
Revena, diesmal die einzigen Gäste. Das Wasser ist noch im Pool, aber kalt. Zum Dank für unsere Wiederkehr haben wir eine Flasche Rotwein bekommen, Weiß- und Roséwein ist aus.Read more
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Auf geht's Richtung Elba
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- Sep 10, 2022, 9:21am
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 119 m
- Italy Veneto Dolcè Ossenigo 45.66795, 10.90392445°40’5” N 10°54’14” E
Day 2
Schlafeeen
September 10, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Viel weiter als gedacht stehen wir auf einem Stellplatz nahe des Gardasees in Avio. Da der Verkehr sehr gut war (5,5h bis zum Gardasee) mussten wir das ausnutzen.

Der Stellplatz in Avio ist nur 1km von der Autobahn entfernt, perfekt für eine Nacht.
Am nächsten Morgen werden wir mit einem tollen Ausblick wach..
Nach kurzem Frühstück und Tankstop geht es weiter Richtung Piombino Hafen.Read more
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- Jul 11, 2022, 2:35pm
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 104 m
- Italy Veneto Dolcè Ossenigo 45.666667, 10.90333345°40’0” N 10°54’12” E
Day 4
Back home and best bits
July 11, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
On Friday 9th July 2022 we caught a bus from The Tommy Wass at the top of Dewsbury Rd in Leeds and travelled by train, tube, car, metro, taxi, boat, tram, bicycle and foot to visit 6 countries and now we're going home again.

Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Venice, Salzburg and Munich.

Were on our final journey home setting off from Munich at 8.27am and heading to the Eurostar at Brussels. Then continuing up to Leeds in one day hopefully arriving home at 22.57.

We've drank our body weight in water. We've been bitten and stung. We've massaged aching feet, laughed and cried.

The best meal was the beer garden in Munich.

The second best meal were the waffles in Salzburg. The best food overall I felt was Spain from Tapas on a rooftop pool to Nachos on the beach, a pokesalad at a bar and spagetti Carbonara in a restaurant.

Travelling has been a laugh but we've learnt lots of important things firstly how lucky we are to be able to do something like this. Learning to communicate in different speaking countries were the collective language is English. This has made our travelling a bit easier but its isolating when you don't know what people are saying. However, you will learn more by trying and making a fool of yourself than doing nothing at all.

At the hostel yesterday we sat down and wrote our best bits of the trip:

The highlights have been:
The Louvre seeing sculptures of Mercury, Diana and Shekmet.
Sketching by the Seine.
The rides at Eurodisney Hyper Space and Indiana Jones rides.
Just the atmosphere of Paris.

Finding our way to the hotel in Barcelona and feeling warm and welcome.
The rooftop pool.
Swimming in the sea.
Super moon rise over the sea.
Carla Ballestero (singer).
People.
Gaudi Park.
Food.

Shopping at Lidl on a Monday morning in Milan.
Meeting a nice Argentinan woman traveller.
Milano Centrale Station.

Atmosphere and apartment in Venice
Guggenheim museum
Wandering over canals
Traghetto Gondola across the grand canal.
Swimming in the sea at the Lido beach.
Music.
Food.

Salzberg heights walking up lots of hills and feeling healthy.
Waffles and Aperol spritzer at Hellbrunnen.

Swimming in the river at Munich.
Eating a slap up meal and downing it a with a 2 pint glass.
Cycling around Munich
Visiting MUCA- Museum of Urban Contemporary Art
Food.Read more
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