Having, for many years, driven down to the south of France and then proceeded westwards for our summer vacation, this year we decided to turn left when we got to the ocean and head for Italy, which we hadn't visited for a long time. We spent a week in Lombardy and Veneto, around Lake Garda and its environs, before travelling to Tuscany, to Florence and Pisa.

This gallery contains a selection of images taken on this trip.

We also spent some time in France both before and after the Italian leg of the trip, and images from this can be viewed
here: http://www.pbase.com/chrisg_62/france_2011

Clicking on the thumbnails will reveal a larger image, occasionally with some more information on what you're looking at.