This year's road trip: Europe here we come

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I've long been a fan of European road trips, a great way to stretch the legs of your motor and see "stuff".

Here's a bit of a pictorial summary if anybody is interested

Fettled up and ready to go




Exactly three miles in and tyre pressure light pings up. All tyres had been replaced just three weeks earlier. All checked and reset, no further issues. Not a comfortable start though!

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Leg one: Metz







I'd only ever blasted past before. Turned out to be a real great place!

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How's this for a sexy cement mixer!?

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Leg 2: Innsbruck

In Austria during the Austrian GP, but some distance away.

Innsbruck was a nice enough place, surrounded by stunning scenery

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From a PH perspective the next leg was a winner! A blast that incorporated German autobahns to Trento. If you've never driven on the sections with no speed limit, let me tell you it's an experience!!

Trento:








We really enjoyed Trento, it was stunning.

Now for a pause as I am out for a curry, back later!

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Now I think about it, the German stretch was Metz to Innsbruck.

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Incidentally, there are a lot of nay Sayers on here ref the Golf R. I can tell you that trips like this put the car in proper perspective. On the autobahns it was awesome, and not that it matters, but on the trundle from Innsbruck to Trento the mpg was thus:

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Farewell beer in Trento......




...and then on to Riva del Garda, another stunning place!

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Sorry about the orientation thing!

[dsl2]

Thanks for Sharing.

Riva Del Garda looks stunning, where did you stay & would you recommend it pls?

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dsl2 said:

Thanks for Sharing.

Riva Del Garda looks stunning, where did you stay & would you recommend it pls?

We stayed at the Lido Palace. It's top notch, but a tad pricey.

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Really like that blue on the Golf, reminds me of the BMW Tanzanite.

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Taita said:

Really like that blue on the Golf, reminds me of the BMW Tanzanite.

I liked it

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Still managed to watch some practice from Silverstone. RTL had the race on live too!

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Then, for me the best leg of the trip, Varenna on lago di Como

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We've included Varenna on our tours every other year since the 1990s. It's a truly stunning place



Who wouldn't enjoy eating dinner here!

Car was tucked away

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Then sadly time for home. Bye bye Varenna, blast up to Reims for an overnight





A completely fantastic trip. Thanks for looking

Edited by 2 sMoKiN bArReLs on Sunday 23 July 07:34

[dsl2]

Fab thanks for that info, will look it up!

[joefraser]

Thanks for sharing the journey, looks like it was very nice!

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dsl2 said:

Fab thanks for that info, will look it up!

Cheers!