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A day of cold and hot
... to take photos. Looking down the pass I could see the winding road to which I would soon be riding along.
After many photo stops I was way down the valley. The white snowy conditions had changed to wonderful autumn colors with trees and bushes all along the road. No longer was I feeling cold but the temp had risen up so much that I was beginning to sweat even on the bike. My modern biking gear was certainly doing what it was made for but in this heat now it ...
What a journey
Left castelrotto bus to Bolzano, showery only so good for travel. Bolzano by train to merano then train to mals. This was a 2carriage train massive windows even bigger than normal regional trains. Beautiful country looking at forts, castles, snow, alps. Then postal bus from mals to zermez Switzerland. It is known for travelling through 3countries over high mountains then into valley. It lived up to it. Just got through small winding roads in the villages only just without ...
Beasts of Burden and Fruits of the Earth
... a place of manicured grasses delineated and possessed by small white fences which barked a vehement FORBIDDEN to any free wild camping. However; we did have two very fruitful encounters on the shores of Lake Constance, one with a playful woman of many gourds and some Scottish friends and the other with a sibylline being with two abodes on one patch of earth, a bountiful array of apples, pears, jams, dogs ...
Back to Stelvio pass we wind
... due to his mistrust of Hitler! The pass was lovely but was not worth the 24 Euro we had to pay to get over it!!!
We reached the bottom of Stelvio pass at 5.30pm and were standing on top just before 6pm – I had made it with no dramas! The ride was great, 48hairpins and some spectacular views. I really enjoyed the ride and felt rather chuffed I had made it to the top of one of Europe’s hardest roads without dropping my bike, which ...
Bernina Express...well sort of
... that we would be taking a different, less scenic route. We were a bit disappointed, but figured we didn't have much of a choice and decided to make the best of it. It’s always an adventure, right?
Switzerland is an amazingly beautiful country. It seemed like every 10 seconds Patrick or I would say “Hey! Look at this!” to one another. The train we were on had specially designed windows to allow for more viewing, although they ...
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