Still new to this blog thing, and not a lot of spare time to come to grips with it, but we hope to add bells and whistles (and photos) as we progress. Meanwhile, Don's in Manchester till Friday night, and typing in our semi-tentative (!) itinerary, which goes like this:
Friday May 30: Drive to Dover to spend night in Ramada.
Saturday May 31: Ferry to Calais. "Plan" is that we'll drive straight into Belgium, down through Luxembourg, and out again into France, to Strasbourg and then Metz; from there down through Switzerland (Basel) to Lucerne; and from there to our hotel in Mestre, Venice's shoreside counterpart.
Monday June 2 to 4: Explore Venice. Not by car because the puddles are reported to be HUGE.
Thursday June 5: Drive down via Rimini and inland to Jane's and Ian's place, Il Vecchio Cantinone (http://www.cantinone.eu/it/about_contact.htm) and stay there several nights, relaxing and exploring.
Tuesday June 10: Cross the Appenines to a hotel just outside the centre of Rome. Several days exploring the City That Needs No Name ...
Friday June 13: Drive to Italy's west coast and head north past Livorno and Pisa and up to Genova; from there to Geneva (don't get confused) and on to Dijon; and thence back to Calais and the ferry home.
Sunday June 15: Arrive home mid-evening.
Astute persons may be able to identify likely stopping places on the ways to Venice and from Rome, but we booked nothing either way and don't know where we'll end up on each of the "journey" evenings. We only know we're so looking forward to the adventure!
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Sounds fabulous. Have a great time and drive carefully. Enjoy the Venician puddles!!
Catherine
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