Click on the photo viewer to open the web page showing larger photos.CLICK THIS LINK TO READ ABOUT THE TOUR WRITTEN BY SARAH HARMER. http://italianlakesigc.blogspot.com/Here are my highlights of the Tour
1. Did you use maps, sat nav or both? We used both
2. Did you follow Travel Destinations route exactly? No. We did try to follow the route on some occasions but due to weather, time and trying to knock wing mirrors off other cars we didn't stick much to the given routes. The best bit for us was when we took the Timmelsjoch Pass Rombo from Italy to Austria on roads SS44 & 186. Even in the the pouring rain the scenery and the roads were fantastic! A "must do" for others in the future.
3. Which hotel was the best for you. Best hotel? .. mmm? For us overall it was the Sunstar Hotel,Grindelwald as it is in such a beautiful location and we found the accommodation to be roomy & clean and a free minibar!. Food was great and they looked after Janis's dietary requirements very well. A pity about the weather but we intend to return there to explore further.
4. Did you have any particularly memorable driving moments (like losing a mirror)? Yes, that was us! It was on the last downhill stretch of the ss631 to Lake Maggiore. An E class Merc was c oming up the hill on a straight section and the driver of the Merc decided that he did not want to go too close to his right side (big drop) and I had a cliff face to my right side and had nowhere to go but slowed right down before our mirrors clashed. We agreed not to start another World War, licked our wounds and shook hands. I now have a LHD nearside mirror that was fitted by Porsche Como on the day we left for Lake Garda. As we were late leaving Como that ment we could not join everyone on the good northern route to Lake Garda but had to take the Autostrada via Milan. Not a pleasant experience if you are not driving a Ferrari but a Porsche in Italy!
5. What were the highlights of the trip for you? a)Meeting so many nice people. b)The sunshine and open roof when there is no better place to be with alpine scenery all around. c)The boat trip to Bellagio d)seeing Lamborghini's being built and how they road test them on public roads. e)Those fast sweeping bends! f)Worst part for us was going on the train from Kandersteg to Gappenstein in the tunnel. It was so, so noisy on a soft top car even with the roof up. I think earplugs should be given out. A frightening experience indeed.
6. Please add any general comments you think may help to add interest to the article. Still thinking of more.....
7. Please send any photos that might be good to add to the article I’d especially like one of the Birthday Girl receiving all her goodies! Answer: Go to this link of Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/igcameron/sets/72157607399233877/ for a view of all our photos and you can download any of the ones that take your fancy. There is an option to download the largest size to a small size for each photo. Just look for the ALL SIZES icon at the top of each photo and click it to choose the size. You will find the Birthday Girl there too.
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