With my arrival in Holland two weeks early for the Alfa club drive to Milan, I thought it would be fun to do some car shopping. This year with the Euro falling I thought it may be the right time …
Holland – Groningen: Pancakes and windmills
The occasional day of sunshine followed unavoidably by rain.Three actual functioning windmills form a “windmill museum”. These three windmills were used as water pumping stations to drain the land of water. No longer used in that capacity they are now …
Holland – Friesland
Some beautiful cities along the Waddenzee in an area of North Holland called Friesland. The cities I visited are; Makkum (famous for its traditional –and ugly- pottery), Workum including the Jopie Huisman museum, Hindeloopen, Stavoren and it’s old harbor and Sloten with it’s nice windmill. The …
Holland – Enkhuizen and more…
The city of Enkhuizen contains a reenactment village of homes and shops collected from around the Netherlands and arranged to look like a village from the past. It is very well presented and is worth a visit if you care …
Rusty Dutch Alfas
People say the AlfaSud is a magnet for rust… this Gulia and Bertone demonstrate that the little sud was not the only one.
Bourtange is a village…. no a fortress, with lots of Germans
Close to the German border, to the east of Groningen is a fantastic landscape that acts as a fortress: the village of Bourtange
Alfa Centennial – Holland to Milano – Day One
The day started in Kerkrade at a former Abbey – Rolduc Convention center/Hotel. A huge facility that included a church complete with a spooky crypt in it’s lower level and an in-house brewed abby ale that was quite fantastic. A …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Two – Frankfurt to Munich
The sun was shining in Frankfurt as the 300 Alfa owners awoke and planed the days drive. This drive from Frankfurt would take us over 400km of twisting roads through the German countryside past and through many small towns and …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Three – Munich to Telfs Austria
Leaving the big city of Munich was extra tricky for the drivers as it was quite rainy and the route book was difficult to follow but as soon as the correct roads were found we were greeted with a beautiful …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Four – Telfs Austria to Stresa Italy
It was difficult to pack up and leave such an incredible resort/hotel. Now all future lodgings will be compared to this last nights stay and will pale by comparison. The drive for day four was available in two flavors; long …
Alfa Centennial – Milano – Thursday, June 24th, 2010
The clutch on the JrZ was not disengaging so I took the car into a local shop in north of Milan. It was discovered that both the master cylinder and slave cylinder needed replacement. A fantastic shop was recommended to …
Alfa Centennial – Friday June 25th – Lago Magoria
Over 500 Alfas assembled this day for a 80km parade/drive though an oriental rally route up in the mountain roads and villages that surround the beautiful Lago Magoria. Every model of Alfa imaginable turned out to be part of this …