Oh the places to go.....

Parma and beyond: Part II

This is one of the many waterfalls we saw driving into Switzerland.

All during this drive into Switzerland and Germany we kept stopping because it is so beautiful and there are so many things you want to try and capture on your camera. The mountains are absolutely majestic and huge and surprisingly still covered in snow. Once we left Italy and headed into Switzerland the road construction began. We're driving up through the alps and the two lane road is under construction in all different places. It wasn't too bad but then there came a part where the road went down to one lane. Here in America we have guys on each end with stops signs and walkie talkies telling each other when to let one side go and the other. But over there they use the basic light system. One side will be red and the other side will be green so the cars with the green light can go until it turns red. Then it's the other side's turn etc. Well we're waiting our turn for the light to turn green and when it does I stall. So the cars realize this and go around me so that they can make the light. I try again and stall the car. So I try again, and again, and again, and again. At this point the light has turned red and I look in the rearview mirror and a big semi truck comes up behind me. The boys are laughing so hard because I can't get the car out of first gear. The light turns green again and so I proceed to take the clutch off and give it some gas and again I stall, and again, and again and now the semi truck is passing me so it doesn't miss the light and the other cars behind him. Now I'm a bit perturbed that I can't get the car out of first and Charles offers to drive but I tell him no, that I'm going to figure this stupid car out. So now it's our third red light and the light turns green again, and again I stall, so I start the car again and now I take my foot of the clutch and the gas and the stupid car starts going on it's own, by now the light has turned red again but Dave and Charles are yelling to go so we speed through the red light hoping that it hasn't turned green on the other side and there are cars heading toward us. We make it to the other side just fine and continue our climb up the mountain laughing all the way!!

posted by Camille @ 3:07 PM