Woke up, fancied pizza for lunch, drove to Italy to get it !
06 August 2003, 05:49 PM
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Start off in France, pass briefly through Switzerland, back into France and on up to Chamonix
Stop off for light refreshments and then a pose beside the glacier...
Then it's into the Mont Blanc tunnel for 11.5 kilometres
And out the other side into Italy...
Jolly on down the road awhile and into Aosta
Little bit of wearing on the credit card in the shops and we're bang on time for one of these
Turn round and come back home again, just in time for tea
A 3 country trip of about 330 kms. Only took about an hour and 20 mins to get there without the stop over.
Kicker is...FORGOT to play the Italian lottery ARGH !!!! 60 million euros up for grabs.
Might go back Saturday !!!
Stop off for light refreshments and then a pose beside the glacier...
Then it's into the Mont Blanc tunnel for 11.5 kilometres
And out the other side into Italy...
Jolly on down the road awhile and into Aosta
Little bit of wearing on the credit card in the shops and we're bang on time for one of these
Turn round and come back home again, just in time for tea
A 3 country trip of about 330 kms. Only took about an hour and 20 mins to get there without the stop over.
Kicker is...FORGOT to play the Italian lottery ARGH !!!! 60 million euros up for grabs.
Might go back Saturday !!!
06 August 2003, 07:46 PM
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LOL !
The scenery is breathtaking, the roads are fantastic and to be honest, those offset the pizza which wasn't that good
we didn't hang around for the gelato (ice cream) in the restaurant either but had that elsewhere. Mind you, can't grouse too much, it was a dirt cheap meal - 6 euros for a full size pizza for which I would normally pay double!
Plenty more restaurants to try in that region and next time I might even ignore the kids and head off for the St Bernadino pass after lunch
The scenery is breathtaking, the roads are fantastic and to be honest, those offset the pizza which wasn't that good
we didn't hang around for the gelato (ice cream) in the restaurant either but had that elsewhere. Mind you, can't grouse too much, it was a dirt cheap meal - 6 euros for a full size pizza for which I would normally pay double!Plenty more restaurants to try in that region
and next time I might even ignore the kids and head off for the St Bernadino pass after lunch
06 August 2003, 08:23 PM
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Frenchie
did a similar trip a few weeks ago, except from Caen ! We went through the Frejus tunnel and stayed in a place just a few hundred metres into italy , called Bardonnecia (sp) we were there to do the stella Alpina rally on our Dirt bikes. Scenery was superb.
did a similar trip a few weeks ago, except from Caen ! We went through the Frejus tunnel and stayed in a place just a few hundred metres into italy , called Bardonnecia (sp) we were there to do the stella Alpina rally on our Dirt bikes. Scenery was superb.
06 August 2003, 08:49 PM
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nice pics mate,
did that trip once when going to turin(not in a scoob though).
would like to do it now in the scoob burbling through mont blanc.
anyway i did go to burnham on crouch today.......
not quite the same though eh
did that trip once when going to turin(not in a scoob though).
would like to do it now in the scoob burbling through mont blanc.
anyway i did go to burnham on crouch today.......
not quite the same though eh
06 August 2003, 08:54 PM
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Thanks guys.
You know, I was just thinkin' about Big Goon's post and then read the others...I might get the location but YOU guys get to go to the meets, runs and enjoy talking to other english speaking scooby owners. I wish !!!
I suggest scoobynet organize a run through central Europe taking in all the scenery and passing by my part of the continent so I can join in !
You know, I was just thinkin' about Big Goon's post and then read the others...I might get the location but YOU guys get to go to the meets, runs and enjoy talking to other english speaking scooby owners. I wish !!!
I suggest scoobynet organize a run through central Europe taking in all the scenery and passing by my part of the continent so I can join in !
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06 August 2003, 10:15 PM
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Heh heh ! I was thinking that I'd love to take my scoob on the back roads between Lisburn and Comber when I was back home earlier this year. Me da said as much as well !
06 August 2003, 11:37 PM
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Hey STI-Frenchie, thanks for the pics - Was in Chamonix a couple of years ago and reckon I must have stood in exactly the same place as you as I seemed to have taken exactly the same picture!
Great scenery that you have to see in real life to appreciate the scale (just don't go up to the top of Mont Blanc if you have a phobia of cable cars, as I found out........!)
Great scenery that you have to see in real life to appreciate the scale (just don't go up to the top of Mont Blanc if you have a phobia of cable cars, as I found out........!)
07 August 2003, 02:07 PM
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I'd love to do that type of run, BUT, with a loud Magnex and bucket seats, I dont know how long I'd last between stops! Anyone else done this type of thing???? in a LOUD car???????
07 August 2003, 03:54 PM
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I bet you were gutted you went all that way and the pizza was ****
07 August 2003, 04:51 PM
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Frenchie are you available and interested in coming to Prague at the end of this month with a bunch of us, we are going over on saturday 29th to Pilzen meeting up with Velryba et al and then onto Prague on Sunday for some go karting and a play on an airfield etc. Probably some drinking on sat night.
There is a post in International about it.
There is a post in International about it.
07 August 2003, 08:09 PM
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lol@ boro
that tunnel is the bo11ocks been through that in me wagon would love to do it in the scoob popping and banging
that tunnel is the bo11ocks been through that in me wagon would love to do it in the scoob popping and banging
07 August 2003, 11:20 PM
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Hey Frenchie!!
I like your style! I love Valle d'Aosta - namely Cervinia, as I have skied there a fair few times. I also lived in Valle Susa - Sauze d'Oulx for two years. Great roads!!
All the best,
Mossman
I like your style! I love Valle d'Aosta - namely Cervinia, as I have skied there a fair few times. I also lived in Valle Susa - Sauze d'Oulx for two years. Great roads!!
All the best,
Mossman
08 August 2003, 10:54 AM
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Wurzel - I'm just finishing off a 4 week vacation and that run looks really good but probably a bit long for me. I'd need to take a day off either side of the weekend if I was going to attempt it!
Mossman - yeah, the roads are great around Aosta, pity about the drivers on them! I've driven in Italy before but had forgotten the rule where it says "ignore all stop signs"
Mossman - yeah, the roads are great around Aosta, pity about the drivers on them!
I've driven in Italy before but had forgotten the rule where it says "ignore all stop signs"
10 August 2003, 07:26 PM
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STI-Frenchie ....... cant believe it I have just done virtually the same run and have the same piccys ..haha ....well down load then in a day or two. I did the ''Ring'' as well though..
Cham and the mountain were awesome. I was there on Thursday
Cham and the mountain were awesome. I was there on Thursday
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TVR Gary - looking forward to seeing your pics post 'em up here so folks will get some more ideas of how gorgeous the area is.
Pity I didn't know you were going to be around my little part of the globe could've shared our pizza's with you
Just saw a little piece on the french news about the glacier at Chamonix...melting quicker than ever in these temperatures. So scoobynetters, get your keys, get your cars and come have a look at it for yourselves before it disappears.
post 'em up here so folks will get some more ideas of how gorgeous the area is. Pity I didn't know you were going to be around my little part of the globe
could've shared our pizza's with you Just saw a little piece on the french news about the glacier at Chamonix...melting quicker than ever in these temperatures. So scoobynetters, get your keys, get your cars and come have a look at it for yourselves before it disappears.
11 August 2003, 11:55 AM
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STi- Frenchie....
I agree with you about the glacier melting, you only had to look at the water going through the river in the center of town to realise something was not quite right. I also went to Mount Titlus in Switzerland and took the cable car to the summit .... very strange playing at snowballs in boiling heat.
Can an eye open as i will post the piccys in the next couple of days...
I didnt go alot on the tunnel myself, damned expensive and only allowed to do 60KMH ..... not good ....haha
I agree with you about the glacier melting, you only had to look at the water going through the river in the center of town to realise something was not quite right. I also went to Mount Titlus in Switzerland and took the cable car to the summit .... very strange playing at snowballs in boiling heat.
Can an eye open as i will post the piccys in the next couple of days...
I didnt go alot on the tunnel myself, damned expensive and only allowed to do 60KMH ..... not good ....haha
11 August 2003, 02:25 PM
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Hey STi frenchie! It's Pete here! Met you in the McD's at Thoiry?
I drive the dark blue WRX on red plates. Good to see you made the trip for the pizzas you were talking about! Looks awesome!
Will have to organize a blast somewhere, would be good to get a few other Scoobs together.
No doubt see you about!
Cheers
I drive the dark blue WRX on red plates. Good to see you made the trip for the pizzas you were talking about! Looks awesome!
Will have to organize a blast somewhere, would be good to get a few other Scoobs together.
No doubt see you about!
Cheers
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Quality thread
Would love to go and play in some real mountains with the Scoob but looks like our trip to Catalunya may well be in the Clio as we need to take it back to Toulouse to get serviced
Would love to go and play in some real mountains with the Scoob but looks like our trip to Catalunya may well be in the Clio as we need to take it back to Toulouse to get serviced