Just quickly, we are planning a trip for the summer down to Italia via München. The itinerary at this stage is:

• 1/8 Depart to München (Munich)
• 2/8-4/8 See München, including the Deutsches Museum.
• 4/8 Depart to Lago di Garda in Italia via Schloss Neuschwanstein (Joshua’s request).
• 4/8-12/8 Enjoy relaxing at Lake Garda, probably at Manerba del Garda (close to Brescia on the map below).
• 10/8 Day trip to Venezia (Venice).
• 12/8 Depart to Firenze (Florence).
• 13/8 Depart to Roma.
• 15/8 or 16/8 Return home.

Here is a map of the trip to Roma (we’ll come home with a slightly more direct route via Switzerland) and some vital statistics on the trip, courtesy of some nice route planners (routnet.nl, mappy.com and viaMichelin.com)

Jülich-Roma (via München, Manerba del Garda and Florence)

• Distance: 1623km
• On motorway: 1502km
• Tolls: 63,80€
• Fuel cost: 122€ @ 1,00€/l and 7.5l/100km

Roma-Jülich (via Switzerland)

• Distance: 1437km
• On motorway: 1416km
• Tolls: 59,80€
• Fuel cost: 108€ @ 1,00€/l and 7.5l/100km

And to make it more of an adventure, we are planning on camping! Hopefully, we’ll have a digital camera before we leave and can share some photos soon after our return.