I just want to mention that I can give *SUPERB* tips on travel through Tuscany, the Gulf of Trieste, the upper and middle Danube, the Palatinate, Hessia, and my personal favorite, Bavaria. And of course North West Russia. I know nobody thinks of that as a venue, but check my collection of RO architecture at
http://londonelegance.com/misc/RO-images/ and you'll positively faint at the beauty.
Intrepid adventurers, just shout anytime