July 14, 2015 – Drive 453 mi, 8 hours, 46 minutes As we arrived too late in the day to see the sights of Colmar we spent some of the morning exploring this small French town sometimes called “Little Venice”. Back …
Europe 2015 – Part Five: Lake Garda
July 15 – 19, 2015 / Torri del Benaco, Lake Garda and surrounding area. Joined at our apartment in Torri were Sharon and Dereck. Some of the sights depicted below are; Cable car to the top of Monte Baldo, Nightlife in Torri, …
Europe 2015 – Part Six: Museo Nicolis
July 21st 2015 – A visit to Museo Nicolis, a Museum showcasing a collection of classic cars, bikes & motorcycles, plus cameras & typewriters.
Europe 2015 – Part Seven: Lake Iseo and Castel Beseno
July 23rd 2015 After spending a few hours at the Auto Museum we motored back up to Lake Garda and stopped in for lunch at Gem’s Brew Pub for… pizza and beer. The style of the beer was German with …
Europe 2015 – Part Eight: Across and around Lago Garda
July 25th 2015 Hans now having arrived from the Netherlands driving his Alfa Spider via some treacherous roads joined us for a trip around and across Lago di Garda, Lagod’Idro and Lago di Ledro. We explored the village of Ville …
Europe 2015 – Part Nine: Museo Mille Miglia
July 26 2015 – Museo Mille Miglia While Beverley enjoyed the beaches and shopping areas in our little village of Torre del Benaco with Nico, Hans and I took a drive to the village of Brescia, best known as the …
Europe 2015 – Part Ten: Milan Expo 2015
July 28 2015 – Milan Expo Held at the Fiera Milano expo center this huge event was hosted from May 1 through October 31.Expo 2015’s theme was “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, encompassing technology, innovation, culture, traditions and creativity …
Europe 2015 – Part Eleven: Cliffside church and Verona Coliseum
July 29-31 2015 Hans and I traveled east of Lake Garda and up to Mount Baldo to see the impressive 16th-Century Italian Church; Santuario della Madonna della Corona. To visit one my walk along a pilgrimage path consisting of hundreds …
Europe 2015 – Part Twelve: Museo Storico Alfa Romeo
August 2nd 2015 A visit to the newly re-opened and vastly improved Alfa Romeo Museum located on the grounds of the former Alfa Romeo Arese factory area. Production of cars ended in 2002 and engine production in 2006 in Arese factory complex. …
Europe 2015 – Part Thirteen: Back to the Netherlands
August 4th – 9th 2015 August 4/5: Setting off from Lake Garda we traveled North back to the Netherlands via Austria and Germany arriving into the Netherlands via Maastricht. Our first day on the road through the beautiful Dolomites located …
A visit to the UK 2014
June 30th – July 4th 2014 A flight from JFK to Amsterdam to meet up with Hans. He brings the AlfaSud down with him and we then drive directly to Calais France and take the Chunnel to the UK and …
Padua Italy 2014: Step one – Connticut to NY via Ferry
Today I set off for the Netherlands with my ultimate destination being the Auto Moto d’Epoca in Padua Italy. This yearly auto parts market/classic auto show has been on my “to do list” for years. From the photos I’ve seen and stories …