Buon
Giorno. I am Wille R. In 2005 Stina and I did a
fantastic trip to Italy in our Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider Veloce from
1967.
This time Oriveto, Umbria and Abruzzo was on our
minds. We drive this route: Trawemünde, Hamburg, Hannover, Sessen,
Kassel, Würtzburg and then A7. Driving through Germany, then
Austria via Landeck and the Alps. |
Here we go.
The distance from home to Orvieto in Umbria was 1829 km.
We enjoyed ever minute in the Spider. |
Out in the
middle of nowhere, we met two Canadians on bikes. Oh yeah, there
were a group of mountain goats on the road. Timmelsjoch was very
cool.
We didn't see any cars for two hours, then
suddenly there was another car and two nice Canadians. |
What can you
say. It looks as if Stina was afraid, but it was actually me. Not
afraid but minding the Spider in case the goats got aggressive.
Trip was via 101 Route Tirol A Fernpass, Silz,
Ötzel road 186, Timmelsjoch and then Bolzano. |
Got a flat
tire outside Garda Sud. First time in 35 years and we slept in Affi.
It was very warm and no AC in the room. Puh.
Very nice parking lot though. We started early,
drove via Modena, Bologna and then a SS road west of Forli. Heading
for Perugia and found a very good and cheap hotel on a hill. . . |
| . . . just
outside Marchessino with a swimming pool, €60.
After a sunny day in the Duetto, guess what we did
the very first thing? Jump into the pool, right.
|
A parking
space in the shadow is what you need. |
The road to
Orvieto was very, very nice and as usual , no other cars. |
Finally, the
crowd was waiting for us. We met at the Piazza del Duomo. |
The Cathedral
and Dome in Orvieto is a popular place for weddings.
Same procedure the day we arrived. Lots of
people. |
| After a while
the other Spiders from www.duettoclub.it
came to join the meeting, or "Raduno" as they say in
Italy. |
Sun was
shining, so we had a tent for the officials. |
Just outside
the cathedral of Orvieto, the Duettoclub.it had a parking, just for
Spiders. |
It didn't
take long before we occupied the entire Piazza. |
Friends came
on a line one after another. |
| What could
taste better than a typical Italian lunch with snacks and
refreshments. Tosco is refreshing himself and il Presidente gets
another drink. |
Great to see
old friends again. Massimiliano, President of DCI. Martine and
Ragnorosso - Elia Imparato. |
The Raduno
Orvieto DCI 2005
www.duettoclub.it
|
Puh, it's
very warm here. |
Bebo and
Antonella, in the backgrund is Yellowspy. |
| Faber was
waiting for us outside the Cathedral. |
The Cathedral
in Orvieto, Umbria. The birth place of Italy as the legend says. |
Nice view in
the sun. Piazza Catedrale di Orvieto. |
Nice, really
nice! |
The hills of
Umbria in the background. Whish I was there again. |