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      08-22-2014, 08:46 PM   #3
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Drives: BMW i8; Toy 4runner TRD pro
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Next morning drank a lot of great espresso. Drove over to Villa Balbianello -- of star wars & Bond Casino Royale fame. The whole lake district is freakishly beautiful, but the villa is a place to see at some point in your life.

Ossuccio is wonderful, tons of incredible stone walking alleys, nice restaurants, very affordable.

Next we were off to Portofino. Some very fast autostrada battles with some feisty Alfas. The M3 is so competent in the curvy sections, no real problem putting the rabid Gran Prix wannabees in the rear view mirror. My first real taste of how fast the M3 is. A bit hard on my passenger though.

Hilga (the Nav -- car computer was loaded with the European maps, so German version of Lups' "Candy") was awesome, providing perfect, timely navigational instructions.

Soooo wow, Portofino is amazing. Extremely difficult driving with the buzzing scooters attacking at all angles, but once safely parked away, strolling about the Plaza was most interesting. Even better are the hikes around the peninsula. Found a nice secluded beach to snorkel at.
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