Brrr. A change in the weather today. A front has moved in from northern Italy and chased away the sun. Cool and windy today with spots of rain. We are in the Republic of San Marino, which is completely surrounded by Italy. We visited the oldest section this morning, which is on top of a hill--everything reachable by stairs or ramps or very steep winding roads. The driver of our large bus was not envied the job. Had a nice walk around and an excellent guide passionate about the democratic and political traditions of her country.
Tuesday we saw ancient Olympia, the original site of the games in about 700 B.C., and lasting until about 300 A.D. I think Stanley is going to write about this.
Wednesday we drove to the port of Patras (Greece) and boarded an overnight ferry to Italy. Quite a nice ship. There were a 30 or more RVs on board besides our 9. They parked us where we could get lots of fresh air and stay in the RVs if we wished. Many of the other RVers did this, but our caravan company got us cabins. : ) Hot showers!
(Even the campers in the "garage" deck had a shower room and W.C.)
From the ferry dock in Ancona, Italy, we took the autoestrada (expressway) most of the way to San Marino. Had a delicious dinner in the CG restaurant last night. 5 courses : appetizer, lasagna, green salad, sliced beef and potatoes, ice
Tomorrow we drive 210 km near Venice for a 2-night stay. Sightseeing in Venice on Sunday. Then on to Innsbruck and Munich to turn in our little homes on Tuesday. So sad. We've had a grand adventure.
No comments:
Post a Comment