In response to overwhelming demand, I thought I'd post a bit about my recent trip to Florence. Those of you who are easily bored please look away. I needed to be in Florence for a Monday morning start of a four-day conference, so taking advantage of a Swiss bank holiday I left home on Friday morning, with little more of a plan than that. Route was intended to be using the Swiss motorway down to the Grande St. Bernard tunnel and then to see where I got to once in Italy. The day being cool and damp to start, I figured I'd wear "just enough" clothing, including waterproofs, and fit the waterproof luggage covers. So off I sets, with a coupla hundred miles of boring motorway only punctuated by a single fuel stop in Basel and a Speed Camera flashing (in my face) at one point. Sadly I was only doing about 150kph (limit is 130) at the time So anyway, a drink and fuel stop is required just before Martigny, from where, rather oddly, I find myself riding halfway along the valley towards Brig, only noticing when I see signs to Crans Montana, to which I'd normally drive via the Lotschberg rail tunnel. Still, only about 80km out of my way. Whoops. Back on the right road I head up past Martigny towards the Col du Grand St. Bernard, whose approach roads are absolutely great - nice wide roads with a great surface but still twisty enough to have loadsa fun. Unfortunatley I was getting seriously cold by this time, so stopped to refuel again and put on another fleece, making 3 in total, under my winter jacket. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2 `\|/` `
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