Garda & Drive Back

On the 11th, R & I took a trip along lake Garda or as the Italians call it "Lago di Garda". It was very scenic and we wanted to visit some of the wineries along the region but unfortunately most of them were closed being a sunday. Since we did not stop much, we did not take many pictures and we also we forgot to take pictures as we were driving :-( But, some of the towns we visited along the way were Moniga, Desenzano del Garda, Sirmione (the most beautiful, its a peninsula, literally a narrow strip of land, just a street in some places with water on either side) and Pescheria.

At Desenzano

That was followed by a safari ride at the wild animal park close to Verona. It was the closest I have come to an African Safari. It was quite exciting to look at lions and giraffes with nothing else but the safety of my car (??).















We wrapped up our sight seeing activities for the day with a stop at Valpolicella a well known winery to the east of Verona. I have to admit that I did not understand any of the wine making process that was explained in detail in Italian! Though we have visited quite a few vineyards and wineries in the state of New York & California, the set up here was so different that all I was able to was take a few pictures. :-(


While our drive to Verona on friday night was through the picturesque town of Innsbrook in Austria we were not able to see much as it had gotten dark by then. The way back to Munich was a different route however but was no less scenic. We drove back now via Villach & Salzburg in Austria.