Destination: Italy

Perugia 2

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1790] | Comments [1]

14Oct12 Perugia We snuck a quick look at a hall (sala dei notari) with fresco cover of Aesop's fables before being evicted by a team setting up for a tourism conference. Odd place for a conference considering the venue is normally free for public viewing.... Read more >

Photos: Perugia and Assisi

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Perugia

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1977]

13Oct12 Perugia Big travel day from Cuneo Early start for our RV train from Cuneo to Torino. Quiet ride. Next RV train to Milan was large and busy. We had less than 10 minutes to get tickets and get onto our train so it was touch and go as to whether ... Read more >

Cuneo to France for Lunch

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [2210]

12Oct12 Cuneo Day trip to Monte Carlo. We decided to have a look at Monte Carlo and thought the train trip might be interesting. There was a heavy fog so there was no way we could walk in the mountains. The train trip showed that this was incorrect.... Read more >

Photos: Italy

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By nem | Photo Gallery

Cuneo to Limone

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1807]

11Oct12 Cuneo Day trip to Limone. lay-mon-NEH. This is a little ski village on the edge of the Maritime alps. We had heard that these types of villages essentially shut down for a couple of months in autumn and reopen once the snow arrived. This village ... Read more >

Photos: Limone

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Cuneo

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1674]

10Oct12 Cuneo Travel from Lake Como to Cuneo. Fast train from Milan to Turino got up to 293km/h! Very smooth and it didn't feel anywhere near as fast as the registered speed. Arrived at Cuneo. Good looking town from the train. Supposed to be a compressed ... Read more >

Photos: Italy

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 | By james74 | Photo Gallery

Lake Como 2

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1711]

9Oct12 Lake Como Purchased day passes for the Boat service with the intention of heading as far up the lake as we could with the public ferry service. This is a lovely looking lake and there is no wonder why it is so popular. We did notice later in ... Read more >

Photos: Lake Como

Tue, 9 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Photos: milan

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By coffeeatyosi | Photo Gallery

Lake Como (Combover?)

Mon, 8 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [2078]

8Oct12 lake Como (comb over?) Slow start today. I did not want to be rushed so we were heading off on the 11am train. Added plenty of coins to the swear jar today. It was going so well until we got to Milan and transferred to Milan San Garibaldi. We ... Read more >

Photos: Alba White Truffle Festival

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Alba

Sun, 7 Oct 2012 | By david_vanessa | Views [1645]

7Oct12 Alba Off to an early start. Problem is that i am not feeling well. We are heading off to Alba to the truffle festival, medieval parade and donkey races. Alba is Italy's truffle capital and main market.October is the height of the white truffle ... Read more >