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| The research vehicle is loaded with sample and specimen containers before we embark on the overnight run to the Via Egnatia maritime feed = Mrs N is loading her car with my junk before we set off towards Venice on our holidays |
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| There appears to be life near Alemanni, the Germaic tribe who inhabited the area around Stuttgart are running a retail outlet = I need to stop for a pee and buy a mobile phone charger because I forgot to pack it.. |
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| A lavish banquet awaits = this stale sandwich and concrete tart cost €50 |
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| Modeled on the Colliseum the feeding area is surrounded by votive offerings: the place is full of useless tat. |
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| On offer - music boxes from every muse |
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| Tablets of aural mass destruction from every corner of the civilised world and America |
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| Salivating cuddly toys |
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| Booze??? |
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| precious minerals |
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| A clay pig called Nico |
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| A clay pig called "Bob" |
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| Tribal motifs |
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| Not a mobile phone charger in sight |
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| A group of HD charioteers arrive seeking solace |
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| Departing scene taken from the stretcher |
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| Somewhere in Austria at 03:00 my bladder gives out again |
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| Somewhere after the Brenner Pass I wake up. |
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| The Radio data system picks up local transmissions |
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| Navigation is by the seat of my pants.... |
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| ...as the 2 GPSs and the cuddly turtle disagree constantly where to go next |
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| What joy - another retail outlet but this time in Italy |
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| Pasta |
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| more pasta |
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| Cheese |
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| ?? |
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| Sausage |
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| Scene at 09:30 - 25 coach loads of plebs who departed at 09:00 from Milan making their Sunday excursion to the motorway service area where I am in desparate need of a coffee... |
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| ..so we picked up this ghastly stuff from the fuel station vending machine! |
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| We are now in the car Ferry Line at Venice - just behind an elephant trooping act |
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| Or are they German campers? |
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| The chief Archaeologist. |
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| Wonderful Citroen DS |
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| and again from the front |
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| Someone appears to be taking a pee just behind the Triumph with a fuel cock |
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| Here we go - the only Ferry company that serves virgin Cretan olive oil for breakfast. |
I don't think the title quite described everything. It left out the pigs. And yes booze!! One of the original offerings of all times. Helps sacrificers AND sacrificees alike. What is up with all the pigs??
ReplyDeleteHave a great trip!
I have to say Nikos you have the best blog titles.
ReplyDeleteAnd it is a god thing you had a picture of the food tray when you said concrete tart or I'd be really worried you were describing something else.
FYI - I think you need one of those salivating cuddly toys strapped to the back of one of your bikes. A mascot perhaps.
A wonderful post with a great title. Why did you cut it so short? Or did you run into some sort of character limit?
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the Citroen DS and the food assortment in Italy. We see a surprising number of strange looking expedition type camper/motorhomes around here and that definitely looks like one.
Yummm...........booze.
ReplyDeleteHa, my "useless tat" plays John Lennon's "Imagine".
ReplyDeleteNikos:
ReplyDeleteand the mis-named Piggy didn't go un-noticed (notice that I am smiling)
so much for a stale sandwich and concrete confection ?
bob
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Hilarious! I find the blog title lacks a few words but other than that pretty well analyzed.
ReplyDeleteSeriously, you really drive to Venice? Don't they have an airport over there... ;-)
No but I get it, otherwise you couldn't have completed your studies of the Autobahnrasthofgaststätten.
Glad to see that Europe is the bastion of tasteful cultural artefacts :-)
ReplyDeleteHad part of our honeymoon in Venice 40 years ago and Mrs J was there in May as part of her "girlie" Mediterranean cruise. Mykonos was her favourite place though.
Lori: Thanks - pigs are highly intelligent apparently.
ReplyDeleteBrandy: Shall I have a cuddly pig as a mascot?
RichardM: I love browsing in ferry queues - people and vehicles!
Rog: Steady on - we are on teh road on a mission....
Troubadour: apologies...
Bob: I could not resist
Sonja: Venezia was only a way point on the way to Greece
Geoff: remember what Europe has now will reach NZ in 50 years. Mykonos? Full of queers....