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Arrived in Rome at lunch time after getting lost in the backstreets trying to find out air b&b – another great apartment behind a very very old door! 2 blocks away from Piazza Navona. We settled in – had lunch at home and a rest. RC went out exploring the antiques areas for a few…
Overnight stop on the drive back to Rome . Some spectacular views of Lake Zug and the mountain landscapes again driving back out of Switzerland . Arrive late in Orvieto so nothing was open still although Sebastian managed to track down a great place for dinner where he indulged in some wild boar pasta .…
Day tour out of Zurich to visit Pino and Mica in Wintertur. Great lunch and catch up complete with a layer of powder snow the kids loved playing around with after lunch. Then took a drive to the amazing Rhinefalls – never seen so much water with so much power behind it ! Finished up…
Departed Udine after farewells to all our other co- travellers, and set off for Zurich. Beautiful clear weather day . We followed the left side of Lake Maggiore north, finding lots of lovely spots to return to in the summer sometime. Crossed the Swiss border close to the top of the lake with no passports…
There are a series of islands on Lake Maggiore owned by an old Milanese family, called the Borromean Islands . They are isolated from the mainland expect for the over the top family palaces and gardens and the small local communities that have spawned around them over the centuries. The islands and palaces are all…
Ciancios on Tour 