Day 15 Sunday 25/08 Lazise (Lake Garda) 31 deg Sunny - John here...Not off to a good start today...Judy had gotten very sick and the best thing was to have a day in bed, so Jen, Jon and I went to Sirmione, which took a while due to heavy traffic. We parked the car and walked into the town. The town is on a peninsula and entrance is via a bridge crossing onto an island that had a medieval castle/fort with a moat. We then walked along the foreshore and decided...

Day 13 Saturday 24/08 Verona > Lazise (Lake Garda) 31 deg Sunny - After trying to find a place for breakfast that did eggs, we had to settle once more for croissants. We strolled the streets, shopped, went to the market where we bought fruit, I bought a sun shade and then it was time for a gelato, mine was liquorice…which was delicious given the heat. Verona is a lovely old town with the Arena as the centrepiece. It was a short drive to our accommodatio...

Day 12 Friday 23/08/13 Lake Como > Verona 31deg Sunny - John here...Friday morning in Como we explored the city and caught the finucular up to Brunato which looks over the lake and city. After a look around the main piazza in Como we then drove to Verona 142k which involved a toll of €11.20. Arrived at our hotel which was in an industrial area 4km from town but it was new and it was great. We agreed with Jen and Jon to meet in foyer and head to the main ...

Day 11 Thursday 22/08 Interlaken > Como 29deg Sunshine Today a short 240km drive to meet Jen and Jon in Como. What a drive...such spectacular scenery, after leaving Interlaken we travelled for some klms alongside Lake Brienzersee with lots of little villages, then we started to climb the alps which were so majestic, some with snow, a number with pine forests, many waterfalls tumbling down, crossing rivers and creeks. What was amazing was to see glaciers...