Austria

hi all
i cant attach the detailed blogg update that linda has typed in the van as i cant access the e: drive so will update in a few days. I will also try and attach a few pics. we had some magic days around mont blanc and then walking past the eiger in switzerland. I hope everyone is well. we are in southern austria at the moment heading to italy tommorow. will visit venice then drive south doen the italian east coast then accross to naples and north through rome around southern france then around spain before heading back to london in late february. The van is running well. We had a scare in Austria when we lost 1st and 2nd gear but a 5 euro part fixed that. The germans and austrians are much better at englsh than the french which is lucky as we can only say gruss got (hello). Travelling in the van is very economical as there is a fantastic network of free parking sites often with water and power(1euro) accross much of europe. diesel is about 1.10 euro which is about 1.76 and we do about 8.5km per litre. We have been eating out a bit lately (linda has discovered bavarian food - pig knuckle and sauerkraut and dumplings!!- very tasty (except the sauerkraut)). The weather is starting to get quite chilly and the mountains are quite spectacular with the trees all red or yellow.
Anyway hopefully there will be more to read in a few days. I have to get out of this cafe - they are playing johnny farnham on the radio!
regards
john