Showing posts with label Tremosine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tremosine. Show all posts

12 Jul 2008

BACK HOME AND FREEZING

I am back home to Waterloo/Brussels and am freezing ! From 30 °C (86 F) to 17° (62 F) it is quite a difference ! Even on our way back through Austria and Germany it was hot and we were happy to have an aircondionned car ! As soon as we came into Belgium, first thing I thought was putting on the heating ! The house was quite cool and apparently we escaped to the sunshine in the right moment, because it had mostly rained over here.

Now I am busy to put everything in place, we have bought a lot of Italian cheese which is delicious and also some cold meat and ham. That's the only things which were cheaper then here. Italy has become very expensive for everything. Fruits are more expensive then home and general food too. The only thing which has remained cheap is wine !

Every spot you could park a car you had to pay for and a lot ! For one hour parking sometimes the price was 2 € (4.77 $ !) or more and if you add this to a drink on a nice terrace, there are easily min 15 € (24 $) gone ! When I think that 30 years ago we almost stopped at every Café to have a drink with friends !

As soon as I am updated with my household stuff, I will tell you a little more about what I have seen.


The peace bell, hanging in the moutains overlooking Rovereto (Mr. Gattino's home town)



Tremosine and the part of the Garda Lake where the last James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace" was shot. This here is the hotel situated high above the lake where the crew was staying and all these famous cars parked.



an excursion to the Monte Baldo (1800 m high - 5906 ft) with a stunning view over the lake and mountains



A roundtrip through Verona, home town of Romeo and Julia



and the Lago di Ledro above the Garda Lake in the mountains