Day 7 <\/p>\n
A somewhat less exciting day dominated by the long drive down (well strictly up down up down down up down) from Cortina to Torbole on Lake Garda. Lunch at a tiny local pizzeria a mile off the main road, but which sported an international menu in multiple languages including Turkish, Russian and Finnish as well as the predictable English and German. <\/p>\n
Alfa’s dashboard starts showing a warning symbol. We stop at garage and consult the manual, but cannot identify it. Later Googling returns disconcerting number of matches for “Alfa Romeo dashboard unknown symbol”. <\/p>\n
Hotel Lago di Garda in Torbole is very modern and pleasant, but car park about 1\/2 mile away, and sun deck provides lake view only to those over 6ft or under 2! <\/p>\n
Food: 7\/10
Hari Kari Motorcyclists: – 5\/10 <\/p>\n
Day 8 <\/p>\n
Excellent breakfast, probably the best so far with an amazing array of cheeses, hams and fruits. <\/p>\n
The north of Lake Garda consists of two towns about a mile apart – Torbole where they keep the tourists (think Blackpool in Italy), and Riva Di Garda where they keep the old buildings and posh shops. <\/p>\n
Fortunately it’s a pleasant and quite short walk along the shore between them – you just have to dodge the ever-present cyclists. <\/p>\n
I finally had a more successful day’s shopping. This included the purchase of lilac trousers a size too small, followed immediately by trouser-hostile ice cream. <\/p>\n
Nice meal at the hotel, another tasting menu although arguably not up to the standard of Verona or Cortina. <\/p>\n
Food: 8\/10
Shopping: 7\/10
Photography: 7\/10 (windsurfers)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Day 7 A somewhat less exciting day dominated by the long drive down (well strictly up down up down down up down) from Cortina to Torbole on Lake Garda. Lunch at a tiny local pizzeria a mile off the main … Continue reading