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...

Day 10 Wednesday 21/08 Interlaken 22deg Gloriously sunny - John here...Caught the bus to catch the train to go to the "Top of Europe", Jungfraujoch. Three separate traIn changes with masses of people with everyone rushing to get a seat first. Once you reach the top the visit is arranged like a tour moving you from point to point. On the way up you had the opportunity to stop inside a mountain to take in the views of the Eiger at 3970m (13026ft). We reached the ...

Day 9 Tuesday 20/08 Heidelberg > Interlaken 25deg glorious Sunshine - It has been great not to rush, so after a relaxed start to the morning we set off to explore the ancient town of Heidelberg located on the Neckar River. We walked the main plaza, which of course this time the shops were open, so John had to help the economy of Heidelberg and buy a shirt. We bought tickets on the funicular railway to go to the top of the town, Konigstuhl which had marvellou...