Drive UK to Italy

[italy property]
I have just driven from Lancashire to Northern Italy and thought i'd outline my route for others to comment on.

Destination :Lake Iseo, Northern Italy.
Departure : Lancashire,UK

Date : Friday 20/6/08
9pm left home with target to catch 4:15am ferry from Dover to Calais.
Luckily i left early heavy traffic and roadworks on M6, M1 and on M25.
M20 to Dover was clear, it is early morning by now.
Arrived Calais 3am !!
Just time to buy a european map and get that UK car sticker.

Date : Saturday 21/6/08
Calais local time 6:30am now driving on the wrong side of the road. Stop to adjust mirrors.
Destination target Lille for a stop over sleep and shower in friends house.
Calais to Dunkerque (E40/A16)
Dunkerque to Lille (A25)
arrive Lille vieux (the old city centre) 7:30am
Sleep , shower, lunch.
Leave Lille 15:00
target to get to southern germany before night fall.

Lille to south Bruxelles (E42,A7,A4)
Bruxelles to Luxembourg (A4) the only toll i paid 4euros
Luxembourg to Strasbourg (A4), over into Germany directions Kehl.
Strasbourg to Basel (A5)

22:00 Getting dark and tired so pull up into a local village, few beers and watch the Euro 2008 football, return to motorway service station and pull over to sleep.

Fantastic service station for drivers,campers, lorry drivers. 50cents and access to showers, which was even deductable from the coffee in the morning (keep the receipt). location and name will post later.

Date: Sunday 22/6/08
Wake up 6:00am
Shower and coffee and on the A5 for Switherland by 6:30am
Swizz border bought the "vignette" for 40euros (very quick and easy).
Follow signs for Italy, Gotthard Tunnel (18km long !!) all way through Swithzerland, via Basel, Luzern, Lugano on the E35/A35.
Into Italy, Chiasso around 10:00, here the tolls are unavoidable. First 4 euros for entering in to Italy (why?) Then same again before Milan, then follow signs for Milano then A4 to Venice.

took exit Rovato, south of Lake Iseo and pulled up at 12:30pm at my destination !!

Overall total drive : 6hrs (fri) 8hrs(sat) 6hrs(sun) Total 20hours.
Petrol : 3 top ups for circa 150 euros
Tolls : 12euros & 40euros(vignette)
Ferry : £45 single

Can anyone beat that !!!

Damage : one slow puncture, dirty windscreens and one tired Fiat Punto !!! Total miles 1068 !!