Friday 25 November 2011

toilets, more rain and getting stuck with a caravan


Ice creams can still be enjoyed when you're wet & bedraggled. 




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As I enthused so much in my previous post about the marble bathrooms, I thought I'd show you what type of bathrooms & toilets we normally endure use.
These had no hot water and no heating. And they weren't cleaned. Yes that is poo you can see.




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So, it was time to leave Verona. Before we headed further south, we wanted to see Milan and the lakes.

Andrew had towed the caravan for the entire trip to date and I felt I needed to give him a break. So I offered to drive. As many of you are aware, I took it all in my stride. I drove 160km with no hassle. Easy peasy. 

Unfortunately, the road network became slightly more complicated once we left the autostrada. 
Tunnels and weird exit slip roads meant I took the wrong turning (nothing to do with me you'll understand) and instead of heading towards Lake Como, we found ourselves heading up a mountain. 
I carried on, looking for a place to turn around. The roads got twistier and more turney until even Andrew (with nerves of steel) looked slightly tense. I was sweating and gripping the steering wheel. The children also nervous as my voice reached a squeaky pitch of panic. I truly didn't know what to do. Cars were backing up behind me as each turn threatened to take the side of our caravan off. I FELT A LOT OF PANIC.
It wasn't long, before I asked Andrew to help. Being a lot more experience than me, I felt he could get us out of the sticky situation we found ourselves in. 
He did. 

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We met up with my friend Clare Pearce from school in Milan and had a lovely afternoon with her gorgeous family. Milan was lively,  lovely & sunny! We all enjoyed seeing the stunning Duomo. Quite the most spectacular we had ever seen. 


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Lake Como. 








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