Thought I would share some early thoughts about our trip this year. Last year we traveled through Italy, Switzerland and France by train. We actually wanted to drive but the return cost of the hire car was exorbitant. So this year we decided as we loved Italy so much we would go back, but this time we would drive it, leaving from and returning to Rome as a book end. We really like Rome.
So the big issue is car parking, it can be prohibitively expensive. I am not at all fazed with the driving aspect as we will be taking it slow as we do not want to miss a thing along the way.
Surprisingly parking will not be as much of an issue for as as it would be for most. Being mobility disabled I do qualify for a National Disability Scheme permit, the scheme that the Queensland government signed up to. What does that mean? Well as a co-signatory to the international scheme, it means my permit is valid in Europe. I simply display it along with another plaque that is in Italian (which naturally I have laminated being the pedant I am) and I have the ability to park unmetered and untimed, much like I can do in most Australian locations. I can even stop in other no-standing locations so long as I am not impeding traffic flow.
Link to the Worldwide Information about Disability Parking
And the Plaque I will be using in Italy
And the English Translation
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