Driving the Alps
Landscapes taken in my journey all along the Italian Alps. Well, not really, there are some Swiss and Austrian mountains too
Landscapes taken in my journey all along the Italian Alps. Well, not really, there are some Swiss and Austrian mountains too
Here you find the complete plan of this journey.
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After a nice night in Campodolcino, I pack it up and prepare to start a new day. While I take the bike out of the garage there is an important leakage of a liquid from somewhere above the engine with a light smoke. I turn it off and try to locate the source of the problem but in vain. Damn it! Read more
When I leave Ulrichen the choice is tough; I am heading to Passo del San Gottardo but then I will have to decide: either go from Hospental to Andermatt directly or go for the Swiss five passes ring. I cannot decide, so I postpone the decision and go km by km and see what happens. It mostly depends, I think, on weather conditions. And the weather, guess what, is bad.
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Well, today is another day. Wheather forecast says it is going to be really bad over the entire area; wow.
But as for now the sun is breaking betweeen clouds; it’s very nice.
I pack up my luggage and, after a nice breakfast, I start preparing my motorbike.
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I could not find a better title for this post; you will soon understand why.
As I said in the previous post, the fax machine at the hotel at Cesana Torinese does not work. I cannot even have a copy of my ID card with me. Now and in the next days I am going to and back from France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria etc. (and especially Slovenia, if I will have one spare day in the end) and I cannot risk of being stopped because I have not a valid ID card with me.
So, I decide to go back to Borgo San Dalmazzo and get my document back and then, as soon as I can, come back to these places.
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Today is going to be a full day of driving since we got many kms to eat. I am going to cross many passes while doing a couple of times to and from Italy and France. Passes to be conquered are Colle della Lombarda, Col del la Bonette, Col de Vars, Col d’Izoard and Col de Montgenèvre (Colle del Monginevro).
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So this is the start of a long awaited journey.
The general plan follows as strictly as possible a publication by TCI (Touring Club Italiano) expressly conceived for motor bikers.Read more