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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Driving from Budapest, via Austria to Asolo, Italy

On Saturday, October 10 of 1984 we did rise at 6:00 as we wanted to caravan with Pieter's Dutch student back to Italy where he lived and worked for the largest Italian mushroom farm.
Together with the two American colleagues in our rental car we did so at 7:45 as breakfast only was available at 7:00...
We had only done 1515 km but today we would be adding some more!
This is me in Asolo, Italy after arrival and a good night sleep!
Notice my love for roses? I'm wearing here my red coral + gold rose pendant...

 Driving all the way from Budapest, Hungary, through Austria...
We ate here in St. Gertraud, Austria at Café-Restaurant Gutschi...
To the Venice area in Italy...
We arrived at Asolo by 20:00 and had now a total of 2390 km.
Husband Pieter took this photo of our Italian friend Tommaso  (l), Long Chi Wu and Frank Gabell, me and the Dutch student who worked and lived in Italy at the time.
After a glass of wine we go out to dinner. Boletus and delicious.
We were tame...!
Hotel Duse, Asolo - Historic Center where we loved to stay!
Sunday, October 28, we got up and had breakfast. 
We both walked around in Asolo, went to the little Church - being very happy!
We both love Asolo and staying at Hotel Duse was always a joy.
Lovely to walk around on a Sunday morning...
Wearing my Scottish Royal Stewart Tartan skirt, my own sewing creation from the fabric Pieter brought me home the year before from his MGA conference trip in England.
Pieter gifted me also the Royal Stewart Tartan woolen scarf + matching gloves.
Asolo's Historic Center is so special!
Medieval Asolo, with its cobble stone one-way roads!
By 11:45 Martin came to pick us up and we went to Tommaso all together.
Rosella had cooked a delicious meal for all of us.
Cozy in the lower part of the big house of his Father, with open hearth fire we enjoyed our lunch!
Martin took us to the Tempio Canoviano from a wealthy artist in Possagno.
Some climbing to do but breathtaking view!
What a lovely Sunday it was in the fall here in Italy!
We went to Monte Grappa and had a coffee with Grappa in their mountain hut.
Even on top of the mountain they grew Pleurotus in bags!
With our American colleagues we visited Bassano del Grappa with its covered bridge over the River Brenta at the foothills of the Venetian Prealps.
Sunday at the end of the day... Martin's wife and child and also his brother.
We rounded things off with a dinner together, specialty of the region at a local restaurant.
That meant pigeon soup!
I will never forget Frank Gabell's face when I did translate this to him...

What a day; stay tuned...
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14 comments:

  1. Elisabeth PalzkillJune 12, 2019 at 4:36 PM

    Liebe Mariette,
    herzlichen Dank für deinen schönen Post.
    Alles Liebe
    Elisabeth

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:39 AM

      Liebe Elisabeth,
      Danke und gut das es dir gefällt.
      Liebe Grüße,
      Mariette

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  2. Jo-Anne's RamblingsJune 12, 2019 at 8:56 PM

    Wow all these photos are amazing, I really liked reading this post

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:40 AM

      Dearest Jo-Anne,
      Happy to read that you enjoyed this!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  3. ClaudiaJune 13, 2019 at 12:52 AM

    Dearest Mariette,
    you really have seen so many wonderful places in your live, thank you for sharing all those memories with us!
    Wishing you and Pieter a lovely rest of the week!
    Love and hugs, Claudia xo

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:42 AM

      Dearest Claudia,
      Lots of treasures from our life indeed.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  4. TamagoJune 13, 2019 at 12:14 PM

    Asolo looks like such a beautiful, historic city! I love the corner where Hotel Duse is situated. Cozy streets and old buildings-no wonder you love staying there! The view from Tempio Canovano is incredible. Love the image telling to skip Venice :-) We sure need to look into those lovely cities. I'm discovering many great places I didn't know through your blog! I don't think I'm brave enough to try pigeon soup, though lol :-)

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:47 AM

      Dearest Tamago,
      Asolo always has been a lovely historic place and we have walked there many times.
      Having lived there very close by helped too.
      Haha, eating pigeon soup is just thinking about a mini-chicken, not much bravery needed!
      Oh the world is so full of wonderful places but we cannot go everywhere ourselves.
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  5. ParnassusJune 13, 2019 at 4:49 PM

    Hello Mariette, It must be especially interesting to drive long distances in Europe, with all that densely-packed history. Every city features its own history, and one place does not look like another.
    --Jim

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:49 AM

      Dearest Jim,
      When you're on the Interstate driving, there is not much history to see but if you're taking the other routes, yes, you are in for lots of surprises!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  6. TammyJune 14, 2019 at 9:27 AM

    Hi Mariette, I just read through your past several posts. Very interesting indeed. The great thing about these European countries is that they still retain their charm and historical character/architecture after so many years. We are planning a trip to Bulgaria in August. Have a great weekend.

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    1. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderJune 15, 2019 at 9:51 AM

      Dearest Tammy,
      Historical charm is found in many ways when traveling throughout Europe.
      You are very close by for making such a hop into history.
      From the USA it is rather far... but still worth it!
      Hugs,
      Mariette

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  7. HelenJune 16, 2019 at 2:01 PM

    Sending love and warm embraces your way today ..... love, Helen.

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