Blogs from Verbania, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Notre deuxième journée fut intense en connaissance de nouveaux lieux… Un circuit touristique inventé par Tino et Angela de façon à ce que nous puissions vraiment bien connaître leur région. De paysages en villages et en surprises, la route fut belle toute la journée… Vous découvrirez tout cela en parcourant les photos… presque toutes ont leur légende. Ceci dit, nous continuerons demain notre chemin vers Bergamo… une autre ville à vous faire découvrir avec plaisir... Malheureusement il faudra nous quitter ici tout en gardant le meilleur des souvenirs de ces trois jours passés en cie de nos amis… Nous leur avons promis de leur rendre la pareille dès qu’ils pourront venir à la maison… Et ce sera fait avec le plus grand des plaisirs. Nuestro segundo dia fue lleno de conocimientos de nuevos lugares…. Un circuito ... read more

Our next campsite was Conca d'Ora near Verbania on Lake Meggiore. A really nice site with a small beach on the lake. We settled in for a week. We had done no washing since leaving home as we could not hang anything to dry. Conca d'Ora was our 'heaven'. Michelle was soon sunbathing on the beach and Terry washing and hanging out clothes. "the world has gone upside down" someone remarked. This was how we lived for the next few days. Then being advised from afar we set off on our bikes for Stresa which was nearly 6 miles away. We had never heard of it but what a lovely place. Some really exotic houses and hotels, none more than the Grand Hotel des Isles Borromees which was made famous by Hemingway's 'Farewell to Arms'. Stresa ... read more

Geo: 45.9215, 8.55156Well, we made it to Italy. The right front wheel didn't fall off. We found the Renault dealer about 5 km from Sion. He didn't speak any English, but somehow I convayed to him that I thought the right front suspension was loose. I went over and shook the wheel, which I did before, and it didn't budge. He looked at it and said it was fine, at least I think that is what he said. So we left and went over the Simplon Pass. It is al long and twisty road up and then down into Italy. The car felt fine, except for a clunking in the front. Oh well, as the French say, c'est la vie! We found a hotel all by ourselves and went in search of the only laundrymat in ... read more