I've begun to realise that in the days and weeks before Simon arrived here I used to write about all sorts of weird and wonderful events. Now I write about cars. Maybe I should rename the blog and call it Lindsayscaritalia??
Anyway. Another car event to report upon!!!
We had a wonderful weekend away in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany. It did involve cars, but don't be put off.
The TVR Italia club met on Saturday morning at the Pagani factory for a tour. Now this was the highlight of my month. I have been brainwashed by Simon into car love and for me the Zonda is the most ostentatious car there is and for that reason, I love it. The factory was in an industrial estate and looked like "bob's autos". The sign was rusty and you'd not notice it if your weren't looking. We were expecting grandeur. To be honest the cars were incredible, but the factory tour was awful. My Italian remains terrible but I understood enough to realise that the guide was a complete and utter arse. When a phone rang during the tour, I thought he was going to punch it's owner. Suffice to say that the tour became a talking point for all of the wrong reasons. By the way for those of you who are non car geeks. The car in the picture (with me) is worth £600,000
For me the treat was the beautiful countryside. Unfortunately we were on windy country lanes so I spent most of the time with my eyes shut but it was simply stunning. The photos can't capture the scale of the mountains and the height. They also fail to capture the 40c heat which was super fun when we have no air con.
On the way home we found the waterfall. It was actually running through a glacier and the air temperature was much cooler. A real welcome break. We also stopped at an agriturismo is Emilia Romagna for a 2 hour lunch where we ate fabulous food for next to nothing.
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