Italy
Landed at 6:00am and cleared customs and luggage in just a few minutes. Amazingly quick. Located the car hire place that opened at 7:30 so we sat and waited. Car secured and on our way. NAVMAN maps despite computer advising that they had uploaded they actually had not. Un problemo! Google maps don't reflect actual road signage and we became lost trying to navigate without accurate route instructions. So after many hours on the road we finally made our way first to Genova and from there to the town where we are staying. Problem number 2. We were unable to connect with the lady who was to give us access to the apartment. Left message and made our way through the heat to a lovely little restaurant nearby. No car access to the apartment so car is parked in a local public, parking area
a short walk away. When we hadn't heard from the apartment connection we made a way back to the apartment and noticed that the residence next door had the same name. Tried our luck and a kind gentleman, called Bill had a key. Lucky us! Problem is that no one had been to clean it since its last rental. Not too bad. Shower desperately needed so after 38 hours refreshing watering was flowing. Door bell rang and there stood the lady who was to give us initial access and the cleaner. Now almost 3:00pm local time. All sorted, apartment nice and clean and we feel rest was needed. Just a little nap, that couldn't be too bad. Woke just after 10:00pm to the sound of the phone ringing. Can't take messages or make calls as the phone keeps disconnecting. Endeavouring to contact home for NAVMAN support to correct the download error there so next legs of the holiday are more direct. However, in all fairness the scenery near the coast was spectacular. Concrete carriageways defied gravity and floated from one mountain to the next with the greatest ease. Tunnels too numerous to count spread ever before us. Spectacular feats of engineering.
Landed at 6:00am and cleared customs and luggage in just a few minutes. Amazingly quick. Located the car hire place that opened at 7:30 so we sat and waited. Car secured and on our way. NAVMAN maps despite computer advising that they had uploaded they actually had not. Un problemo! Google maps don't reflect actual road signage and we became lost trying to navigate without accurate route instructions. So after many hours on the road we finally made our way first to Genova and from there to the town where we are staying. Problem number 2. We were unable to connect with the lady who was to give us access to the apartment. Left message and made our way through the heat to a lovely little restaurant nearby. No car access to the apartment so car is parked in a local public, parking area
a short walk away. When we hadn't heard from the apartment connection we made a way back to the apartment and noticed that the residence next door had the same name. Tried our luck and a kind gentleman, called Bill had a key. Lucky us! Problem is that no one had been to clean it since its last rental. Not too bad. Shower desperately needed so after 38 hours refreshing watering was flowing. Door bell rang and there stood the lady who was to give us initial access and the cleaner. Now almost 3:00pm local time. All sorted, apartment nice and clean and we feel rest was needed. Just a little nap, that couldn't be too bad. Woke just after 10:00pm to the sound of the phone ringing. Can't take messages or make calls as the phone keeps disconnecting. Endeavouring to contact home for NAVMAN support to correct the download error there so next legs of the holiday are more direct. However, in all fairness the scenery near the coast was spectacular. Concrete carriageways defied gravity and floated from one mountain to the next with the greatest ease. Tunnels too numerous to count spread ever before us. Spectacular feats of engineering.
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