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Semerka wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 4:57 pm That was an epic road trip, Dandock, how long did you go for? 😃

Anything south of the Italian Lakes and we fly + hire a car, but you gave me an idea, thank you! 😉
18 days in all. Three one night stops on the way down and then a week in Tuscany. For the return we took our time with longer stops. Three nights in Bardolino, two in Uberlingen then a single night each in Heidelberg and Reims.

Bardolino is very touristy so wasn’t what we’d expected but the hotel was excellent and made for a very enjoyable and relaxing few days. The day we arrived it was the Bardolino International Triathlon so especially busy. We also used it for a day trip to Verona - €5/pp each way. Inexpensive bus but a very, very expensive day as Mrs D found her mother-of-the-bride dress. 😱🤯🤕

Uberlingen and Heidelberg (via the Black Forest 500) were in order to see something of Germany. We’ll be seeing more for sure.

Indeed it is a long journey but that was one reason for investing in the Macan. It just gobbled all up.
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Baden-Baden

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Der Eggentaler, Cardano, No Bolzano, Italy

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Bad Hotel, Uberlingen, Lake Constance

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Boutique Hotel Heidelberg Suites

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50m from the entrance to Best Western Hotel de la Paix, Reims.

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And finally... in which Kitty takes a shower!

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Dandock wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:42 pm 50m from the entrance to Best Western Hotel de la Paix, Reims.
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😁😁 fond memories....as a student in the early ‘80 s we filled that fountain with fairy liquid.....😳😳
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Paul wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:37 pm
Dandock wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:42 pm 50m from the entrance to Best Western Hotel de la Paix, Reims.
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😁😁 fond memories....as a student in the early ‘80 s we filled that fountain with fairy liquid.....😳😳
A popular student stunt. I had a friend doing Chemistry at Sheffield: he and his mates used to put foaming agent in the fountain there too. 😂
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Dandock wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:22 pm 18 days in all. Three one night stops on the way down and then a week in Tuscany. For the return we took our time with longer stops. Three nights in Bardolino, two in Uberlingen then a single night each in Heidelberg and Reims.

Bardolino is very touristy so wasn’t what we’d expected but the hotel was excellent and made for a very enjoyable and relaxing few days. The day we arrived it was the Bardolino International Triathlon so especially busy. We also used it for a day trip to Verona - €5/pp each way. Inexpensive bus but a very, very expensive day as Mrs D found her mother-of-the-bride dress. 😱🤯🤕

Uberlingen and Heidelberg (via the Black Forest 500) were in order to see something of Germany. We’ll be seeing more for sure.

Indeed it is a long journey but that was one reason for investing in the Macan. It just gobbled all up.
Haha ref Mrs D's dress, I hope it did not get creased on the long journey and she still likes it, she looks very happy in the photo! :lol:

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