France, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland - Autumn '19

Work in progress...

Friday 20 September 2019

Waking up between vines in Provence... feels pretty good to be back on the road!

Friday 20 September 2019

Quick break in Gorges de la Meouge. Think we've been through here before & never stopped but it's a nice spot.

Friday 20 September 2019

Random stop for lunch overlooking Lac de Serre-Poncon. It's not about the destination... smile

Friday 20 September 2019

Views from the road: N94 West of Montgenevre to be precise. Said goodbye to the sunshine & drove into rain & cloud sad

Saturday 21 September 2019

The joys of off-season travel: arrived to a beautiful, but pretty much deserted campsite by Lake Maggiore. Perfect!

Saturday 21 September 2019

Today's ride: smash fest up Passo del Cuvignone then cruise on shores of lake Maggiore through Laveno. Lovely stuff.

Saturday 21 September 2019

Pre-dinner drinks by Lake Maggiore. I guess there are worse places to sip beer & watch the sunset... smile

Saturday 21 September 2019

OMG! Forgotten how much the Italians eat with this 1st/2nd dish thing. Absolutely stuffed! More cycling required! wink

Sunday 22 September 2019

Passing a pretty grey Passo Gardena. Spectacular area, can't wait to see it in sunshine - hopefully!

Monday 23 September 2019

Grey day in the Dolomites so little stroll in the village (La Villa) & stumbled across this pretty little church.

Monday 23 September 2019

Afternoon snack: hot chocolate, coffee & apple strudel. Not a bad view either from this coffee shop in La Villa.

Tuesday 24 September 2019

This morning's ride: Sella Ronda (clockwise). 4 passes, 3 of them higher than the Tourmalet. Simply Spectacular!

Tuesday 24 September 2019

Afternoon ride: Passo Valparola... as you can never ride too many epic passes in a day (before it starts to rain)! wink

Wednesday 25 September 2019

Rest day stroll around La Villa - just a few paths & tracks on the edge of the village. Beautiful.

Thursday 26 September 2019

Transfer day wink Views between La Villa & Cortina d'Ampezzo. Limited scope though due to overcast conditions sad

Thursday 26 September 2019

Cortina d'Ampezzo, what a beautiful place. Would love to ski from here one day, although it does feel very A-list!

Thursday 26 September 2019

Clouds cleared as we were looking for a lunch spot so: beer & pizza in sunshine! Yes, quite big. Yes, ate the lot! tongue

Friday 27 September 2019

Stunning scenery & brutal gradients. Passes Falzarego, Valparola, Falzarego - again wink - & Giau. Utter perfection.

Saturday 28 September 2019

Waking up to blue skies by a little stream. Lovely as it is time to say goodbye to the Dolomites. It's been great!

Saturday 28 September 2019

Entered Austria & heading East towards Lienz. Beautiful views & pretty quite roads make for an enjoyable drive.

Saturday 28 September 2019

Candlelight dinner by the twinkling lights of Putterersee - which sadly are barely visible here but we enjoyed wink

Sunday 29 September 2019

Durrensee: Passed this nice little lake on the way down the valley. Love stumbling across this kind of thing smile

Sunday 29 September 2019

Morning tootle on the bike. Austrian valleys, lakes, churches & castles under brilliant blue skies. Beautiful stuff.

Sunday 29 September 2019

Another beautiful, yet pretty much deserted camping location by Putterersee in Austria smile

Monday 30 September 2019

More random pics from a lakeside campsite. Gotta love out of season travel - this place would be packed in summer!

Monday 30 September 2019

Sunset by Chiemsee. Spectacular! Feel like we could be on a Pacific island - if not for Alps on the horizon wink

Tuesday 1 October 2019

Waking up to a beautiful day by Chiemsee... going to be a good one! smile

Tuesday 1 October 2019

Today's ride: lovely sunny loop from Chiemsee round by Reit im Winkl & return. Felt flat as a pancake! grin

Tuesday 1 October 2019

We've been gifted with some spectacular light these last two days by Chiemsee. Always a treat when it's like this.

Wednesday 2 October 2019

You know it's classy accommodation when you have to wear one of these, right...? Ermmmm... right? wink

Wednesday 2 October 2019

We accidentally find ourselves in Munich, in October. Oops! wink Beer, best pork knuckle ever & other treats. Prost! grin

Thursday 3 October 2019

Imagine sleeping in a tent in an exhibition centre car park? No thanks! Thankful for the relatively luxurious snail!

Thursday 3 October 2019

Microbrewery next to this evening's camp. Sadly closed for the season, doh! Oh well - next time sad

Thursday 3 October 2019

Little forest walk to the shore of Brombachsee.

Friday 4 October 2019

Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the rain... still a lovely place but let's find somewhere warm to eat and drink! grin

Friday 4 October 2019

Dinner in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. Pork with awesome crackling, apple something dessert & more beer of course. Prost!

Saturday 5 October 2019

Willkommen in Deutschland. Prost!

Saturday 5 October 2019

Pre-birthday - which became actual birthday grin - celebrations with friends. Happy birthday Claudia! Always fun! smile

Sunday 6 October 2019

German breakfast at our birthday girl friend's. Thank you guys - generous as always. Nom, nom, nom! tongue

Sunday 6 October 2019

Ziegler's BACKloft... in the Black Forest. Oh... if we must... wink tongue

Monday 7 October 2019

Feeding the ducks on a quick stop in Schiltach. What an idyllic little place.

Monday 7 October 2019

Dragged into another bakery in the Black Forest. Well... one has to compare & contrast the local fare, yes? wink

Monday 7 October 2019

On the shores of Untersee. We were last guests of the season in this campsite & they gifted us the stay! Danke! smile

Tuesday 8 October 2019

Crossing a surprisingly clear river Rhine on today's ride... where the Swiss/German border was also crossed 5 times!

Friday 11 October 2019

Sunrise at French motorway services. Views around here were fantastic from the road but no photos while driving! smile