We left Switzerland to the south this morning and descended upon the Alps. Metro struggled up some of the inclines, but on the whole did very well and we steadily made our climb to the top. He was mainly disadvantaged by the lower oxygen levels and the heat. Halfway up we stopped to let him cool down.
The heights were signed as we passed them and the highest we got was 3km above sea level - not sure what that is in English?
The Alps themselves were huge. Covered in ice and snow at the top, and below this we found either trees galore or sheer cliff faces. The views we had were phenomenal.
As we dropped into Italy, the climate became hot and humid at 32 degrees - not the same feeling we got in Switzerland.
On arrival to Italy we were pulled by customs to have Metro searched and passports checked. We then made our way to Lake Como, about fifteen miles north of Milano. Tommorrow, we will make our way down there to do some sightseeing and window shopping and to give Metro a rest!
2 comments:
Is Italy the only place that you have been stopped? But I suppose the car probably stood as like asaw thumb and that will be why they stopped you - serves you right!
Italy is the only place we've been searched, yes - we had our passports checked on the way into Switzerland as well as on the way into Czech. We think if we had gone into Italy from France, they wouldn't have bothered. That said, they only looked under the seats and in one of the bags - hardly hiding places for asylum seekers and drugs!!!
Surprisingly, the car doesn't stand out as much as you would imagine - there are plenty of mini's around (real ones - not the BMW's) and we even saw another L reg Metro in Como from England - how uncanny!! There isn't anything British in Prague though - just SkodaSkodaSkoda
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