Monday was a visit to the Czech Republic, the town of Kaplice just over the Austrian border. Gloomy town & gloomy people, by comparison with Austria: the communist legacy is apparent even now. Unexpectedly, as you crossed into the Czech Republic, there were 4 or 5 casinos and also a large building labelling itself “Sin City”! There were numerous tarts in miniskirts parading along the roadsides in the vicinity, hoping to be picked up by drivers - and succeeding!!!Wednesday – move from St Gilgen to Lake Garda in Italy. It’s a stunning run through the Austrian Alps and the over the Brenner Pass into Italy. Austrian culture persists for about 40 miles on the Italian side, including the speaking of German as their main language. Lake Garda is beyond that area, and is the largest Italian lake (32 by 11 miles). It is surrounded by mountains except at the southern tip, which is where we are now located. We’ve just pitched the van with an excellent view over the lake, and the weather this evening is dry & mild – who could ask for more? (Cold beer just being taken out of fridge).
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