Setting off from our apartment rental in the center Alkmaar, it was time to depart and start the trip south with our final destination Lake Orta Italy and the village of Orta San Giulio. Our first stop was to visit …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Two
The first part of our drive this day was entering France via highway and making our way toward an unusual roadside sculpture “The Woinic”. This metal pig stands over 30 feet tall, and almost 50 feet long and is an interesting …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Three
An early morning departure from our dull but air conditioned hotel and travel via the highway got us to our first stop rather quickly and thankfully ahead of the tour busses we noticed arriving when we left. The medieval city …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Four
In the morning Gap, France was just as ugly as the night before with the same people sleeping on the streets. Overnight there was a loud music concert in the park just to the south of the hotel and was …
Europe 2018 – South X Sud – Part Five
We departed our “brewery/restaurant” hotel and left the keys in the room as there was no one to see us off. A simple and inexpensive brioche and cappuccino at the local cafe saved us from an extra 10 euro per …