We had a quiet breakfast downstairs. There didn't seem to be many people staying in the hotel. We checked out and packed the car.
This morning, which dawned bright, if not particularly warm, we had a little walk down to the lake to look around. It was so beautiful, even though that part of the lake was completely in shadow at that time of the morning. I decided that we definitely had to come back.
We set off, driving the long way around the western side of the lake rather than going back the way we'd come. Almost every view was beautiful. We stopped to take photos, but none of them are any good. Stopped again in Argegno, which was absolutely stunning (but didn't have any toilets). Really want to go back.
At Menaggio, we left the lake and turned west, climbing from Como, through a town, until we came upon Lake Lugano, skirting its northern edge until reaching the city of Lugano. We kept on until Monte Ceneri to charge - our old friend. As usual, we drove through the long valley for hours - the traffic was very slow before the tunnel, so we listened to an audiobook.
After the tunnel, we left the main road to find a toilet for Christian, and had a lovely detour through Swiss villages. We were in Beckenried before we knew it. We spied a supermarket on the way in, and so left the car charging, and walked to the Denner to buy a picnic lunch for the road.
Then past Lucerne, waving at Egerkingen up on the hill, then Basel (Pratteln) for a charge. Then we crossed into Germany and drove on the autobahn for a while. I wasn't even aware we were going 150.
The next stop was the Mercure at Strasbourg airport for a charge - we met some very friendly Dutch people charging their Model X. In the hotel bar, I tried to get ice cream and failed. Had to remind myself to speak French again so I could order Christian a coffee. It was the day of three languages (Italian, German, French).
Then, just for a laugh, we went into Luxembourg. It was very strange and quiet - we didn't really see any people. The architecture was quite generic, without an overarching style. There were also weird diversions on narrow dark roads that made you feel lost. Our next charge was the Legere Hotel in Luxembourg - middle of nowhere. I had to move cones aside to get the car in, and a coach was almost in the way. Christian had a coffee in the bar.
And then into Belgium, stopping at Arlon to charge. It was a very odd construction site, but a very shiny hotel, with shiny new chargers. After getting lost in the not-fully-constructed basement looking for the toilets, we got water. Then we ate the rest of picnic lunch for dinner in the car park.
We arrived at the shiny Van Der Valk Hotel late (10.45). They made us wait at the desk for ages, but eventually we were checked in, and found our shiny room, with particularly shiny bathroom. They had sushi on the room service menu. Bed and sleep.
We set off, driving the long way around the western side of the lake rather than going back the way we'd come. Almost every view was beautiful. We stopped to take photos, but none of them are any good. Stopped again in Argegno, which was absolutely stunning (but didn't have any toilets). Really want to go back.
At Menaggio, we left the lake and turned west, climbing from Como, through a town, until we came upon Lake Lugano, skirting its northern edge until reaching the city of Lugano. We kept on until Monte Ceneri to charge - our old friend. As usual, we drove through the long valley for hours - the traffic was very slow before the tunnel, so we listened to an audiobook.
After the tunnel, we left the main road to find a toilet for Christian, and had a lovely detour through Swiss villages. We were in Beckenried before we knew it. We spied a supermarket on the way in, and so left the car charging, and walked to the Denner to buy a picnic lunch for the road.Then past Lucerne, waving at Egerkingen up on the hill, then Basel (Pratteln) for a charge. Then we crossed into Germany and drove on the autobahn for a while. I wasn't even aware we were going 150.
The next stop was the Mercure at Strasbourg airport for a charge - we met some very friendly Dutch people charging their Model X. In the hotel bar, I tried to get ice cream and failed. Had to remind myself to speak French again so I could order Christian a coffee. It was the day of three languages (Italian, German, French).
Then, just for a laugh, we went into Luxembourg. It was very strange and quiet - we didn't really see any people. The architecture was quite generic, without an overarching style. There were also weird diversions on narrow dark roads that made you feel lost. Our next charge was the Legere Hotel in Luxembourg - middle of nowhere. I had to move cones aside to get the car in, and a coach was almost in the way. Christian had a coffee in the bar.
And then into Belgium, stopping at Arlon to charge. It was a very odd construction site, but a very shiny hotel, with shiny new chargers. After getting lost in the not-fully-constructed basement looking for the toilets, we got water. Then we ate the rest of picnic lunch for dinner in the car park.
We arrived at the shiny Van Der Valk Hotel late (10.45). They made us wait at the desk for ages, but eventually we were checked in, and found our shiny room, with particularly shiny bathroom. They had sushi on the room service menu. Bed and sleep.
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