Heading for the Hull Ferry

Wednesday 6th September
We leave home around 5.30pm to catch the Hull to Rotterdam Ferry and by 7pm we are on board and heading for the restaurant after dropping our overnight bags in ourLeia mais
Thursday

7th September
We drive off the ferry in Rotterdam at around 9am after a good night's sleep, a huge breakfast and several cups of coffee. Remembering to drive on the right, we pass through Holland intoLeia mais
Friday

8th September
After a good night's sleep and a Bavarian breakfast we leave Trennfeld and head for Oberaudorf which is on the Austrian border. We drive past fields of grape-vines and hop-bines andLeia mais
Saturday

9th September
Oberaudorf is the most idyllic village located in the Alpine foothills of the Bavarian Alps. The buildings are really beautiful with extravagant artwork painted on the houses andLeia mais
Sunday

10th September
We are out of Germany and into Austria by 9am this morning, it is pouring with rain and the Alps are clothed with thick clouds. There is a huge amount of traffic on the autobahn whichLeia mais
Monday

11th September
We wake up to a wet morning and head down to the lakeside but the traffic is horrendous and there is nowhere to park. We decide to head back up to San Zeno di Montagna, we have coffeeLeia mais
Tuesday

12th September
The day starts with a severe thunderstorm which continues through breakfast, the weather is so bad we sit in the lounge and read for a while. Around noon small patches of blue skyLeia mais
Wednesday

13th September
We leave Hotel Bellavista, heading south to San Marino and the sun is shining! San Marino is a state enclosed by north-central Italy, it's famous for its medieval walled old town andLeia mais
Thursday

14th September
The first thing we find out this morning is that two San Marino football teams were in the restaurant last night celebrating the start of the football season.
We set off forLeia mais
Friday

15th September
It is a beautiful morning in Montecatini and after breakfast we take a walk around the town. There is an unexpected short shower but it is still warm and it's not long before the sunLeia mais
Saturday

16th September
We leave the lovely Hotel La Pia in Montecatini where we feel we have been well looked after by the friendly staff, it's a bit overcast as we head for the coast and we see severalLeia mais
Sunday

17th September
We really like this place where we are staying for a couple of nights it's a B&B and our hosts are friendly, they don't speak English but we are managing quite well. We take the trainLeia mais
Monday

18th September
The day starts with an Italian breakfast, orange juice & really good coffee, fresh fruit, cereal & yogurt, toasted ham & cheese sandwich and cake & biscuits!! Our host insists onLeia mais
Tuesday

19th September
Our first French breakfast of the trip is different types of bread and jam, I butter what I think is a slice of homemade brown bread and it's gingerbread, very nice though. Most of theLeia mais
Wednesday

20th September
Our hotel is in Tallard, near Gap in the Haute-Alpes, Provence region and the nearby aerodrome is the best known centre in France for parachute activities. We watch some sky diving asLeia mais
Thursday

21st September
We cannot see the River when we wake up, it's covered in mist and when we leave Macon at 10.30am the temperature is only 9c although the mist is slowly rising.
We did have ourLeia mais
Friday

Breakfast in France, lunch in Luxembourg & dinner in Belgium just about sums up today! North East France is not a very popular tourist destination but it is an attractive area and includes theLeia mais
Saturday

23rd September
Our 45th wedding anniversary today, we have a lovely Belgian breakfast before heading to our final destination of the trip, Amsterdam. It is very misty again as we set off but by 11amLeia mais
Sunday

24th September
The hotel is called Stad & Land and the train station is just across the road which is ideal for our trip to Amsterdam. Breakfast is served in the bar and it's very busy when we go inLeia mais
Monday

25th September
It is quite cool this morning and after a good breakfast we pack up for the last time. We visit the Cheese Museum in Alkmaar which is really interesting and informative and we areLeia mais
Tuesday

26th September
Back home now.
ViajanteYes done this many a time