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The mighty Dolomite Passes
... chance to go and explore them.
The road up this pass looked really amazing from down below. High up on the cliff above I noticed a wonderful stone built bridge virtually hanging on the edge of the cliff. Is that this road I asked myself and sure enough a few miles on I found myself riding up the side of this cliff on this stone bridge. This pass was simply unbelievable. Tunnels, cliff edge bridges and stunning views just about all the way to the summit. The road ...
Onwards to find the Dolomites
... forth but with all the ice my boots just could not get any grip and so I then had to simply sit on the seat and use both feet and engine to turn it around. It took about 8 reverses to get it turned..............and I never even dropped it;-))
It was now getting late and I knew I had to get down from this pass before it gets any colder. The sun had gone down and the temp was now showing 0.3 Celsius and I knew it was only a matter of time before the whole pass would be under ...
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Left padova train to Verona from there suppose to be a fast train to Bolzano, yes it broke down so were put on normal fast regional train, bugger, only ended up 30mins longer somehow normally 90 mins. From Venice we saw the mountains, on the way to Bolzano we were closer, on the way to castelrotto saw them again, snow on the ground as well, then cable car up to top took 15 mins and amazing all the way. They said it is ...
The Italian Pit Stop
... br> Meanwhile……..we had a little chasse for somewhere to stay in the vicinity of Bolzano, Bozen. It was while we were on this escapade that we began to learn about the curious undertow which was flowing beneath these serene sniffing grounds. On top of the mountains my friend Finn and his mistress addressed us in Ladin, signs to a mountain lake (whose immaculate reflections dogs were not allowed to jump in to and sully) were ...
A fantasia journy
... that?? There was a point that the houses stopped, there were no green anymore but yellow grass and there where concrete walls everywhere....yes this is passo sela, the rocks pass, this is gonna be the hard part. All this area looked to me like a battle zone that was abondoned a few seconds before, it was quiet outside only the sound of the wind...my hands and legs were shaking I have fear of heights and this is exactly not the place I want to be in, but I have to be strong, so I ...
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