Typical and atypical, our Italian holiday
covered the tourist spots you’re supposed to visit (Rome, Venice, and Tuscany),
while our mode of camper dictated we also see the places between less known to
the average tourist (Lombardy and Umbria).
An advantage rather than a disadvantage, the 4,000 km (2,500 miles) of
our trip was memorable from day one.
This post (Lombardy & Tuscany) and two that will follow (Rome & Umbria and Venice) will feature photos from a most beautiful country. Hope you enjoy.
After picking up my mother and sister in
Berlin in our home on wheels,
we drove through Germany and Austria, entering Italy from the north. Winding our way through the Dolomites at
dusk, we arrived in darkness in Lombardy—dead tired. But there was a reward for a hard first day's drive: the next morning the beautiful Lago di Gardo
lay outside our kitchen (and living room, and bedroom, and bathroom)
windows.
