Netherlands 2017
July 16, 2017 – JFK to Schiphol Amsterdam Beverley flies onto the UK, Hans and I explore some of North Holland Beverley arrives and we explore the village of De Rijp A day trip to Leiden Monument Pyramide van Austerlitz, Woudenberg, Netherlands …
South via Sud – Day One
Departing Egmond aan zee and its gale force winds and crashing waves we started our trip south with the little AlfaSud. The navigation systems consisted of: main turn by turn navigation via WAZE. This app is most useful for avoiding …
South via Sud – Day Two
After an early morning walk in the mostly deserted French town of Dun-sur-Meuse we ended up at a BOULANGERIE for a croissant and coffee. The baked items on display were all postcard perfect – sadly modern technology invaded into the coffee preparation …
South via Sud – Day Three
Todays drive was all about the Alps and the Great St Bernard Pass that leads us to Italy. We traveled south with the towering mountains before us, past ugly Swiss industrial areas we wondered why Switzerland was thought of as …
Around Lake Orta and Visit to Torino
August 1 – 6 2017 Time spent exploring the Orta area and a drive to Turin.
Tourist Train & Wooden People
August 8th – 11th 2017 A tourist train up to Madonna Del Sasso. Brewery Visit and a climb up the hollow statue of Saint Carlo Borromeo. The Sacro Monte di Orta is a collection of small religious buildings housing wooden …
History of Transportation Museum
August 13th 2017 Museo Gottard Park is a pretty shabby motor museum but is quite fun in its strangeness.
North Via Sud 2017
August 15 &16 2017