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Published: December 13th 2006
Varenna
Lovely little village on the shores of Lake ComoNick was very brave and volunteered to pick up a hire car in Como to make our way through Tuscany down to the Amalfi Coast. After a few shaky initial moments he did very well and after only about 40 mins we made our way back to our hotel 10 mins walk away...! Something we discovered early - the one way streets - which are lovely to walk on but not so nice to drive on.
Tuscany was relatively easy to navigate around and we visited some lovely fortified towns on top of hills with fantastic views. There seemed to be many camper vans in Tuscany and in fact just out side of one town there was a whole little village of them!
Made our way to Siena, will need to tell the full story over a beer or two as we still fire up at the thought... very pretty town with a huge historic centre but no street signs anywhere...
Then was Sorrento, what a gorgeous town and a great place to start our 50km coast trip of the Amalfi Coast. Just as beautiful as you might think, and we were somewhat pleasantly surprised (only a little
Pisa
Nick's favourite shot - the Cathedral and the Leaning Tower mind you!) at the roads, since they all had side rails. A little narrow at parts for sure but we made it without any accidents though a few near misses!
Dropped the car off in Naples, the traffic was the worst we have seen anywhere so there were some celebrations as we handed the keys back. Driving was definitely worth it though as we got to see more than we would have otherwise. Next stop, Rome...!
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Maree
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Oh Holy One
Love the pics especially the Tuscany shot. It all looks so pretty just like the tourist brochures. We are so enjoying having this blog and being able to keep track of your travels. Enjoy the rest and God Bless.