From Munich to Lake Garda
Michael enjoing a large pizza at Pizzeria al Porto in Torbole We got off to a slow start, leaving Munich at 10.30. Traffic was flowing nicely on the A8, only when we got into Italy, there was a bit of a delay in Italy because of road construction work. Around three o'clock we were in Torbole on the north shore of Lake Garda. Parking was easy and we walked around town to find a nice restaurant. We found the pizzeria, "Pizzeria al Porto" adjacent to the Hotel Centrale, which served big and tasty pizzas (four stars). Close to the middle station of the lift to Monte Baldo After the meal we drove down south along the east coast of Lake Garda. Weather was very nice and sunny but the air was not clear, so we couldn't see very far across the lake. Just before Malcesine, we went up the "Via panoramico", which connected to Via S. Michele, and led us to the middle station of the lift up to Monte Baldo. It was a very steep drive and it offer...