Trip to Dolomites / Italian Alps 2014

[MacZurbi]

Hello together,

as I already told in another thread, here are some pics of our Trip into the Dolomites / Italian Alps this year first week of June.

Meeting point was an Service Point about 60 km away from Zurich.
From there we drive with 6 bikes to Italy

https://i.imgur.com/qAEG0Hm.jpg

For Lunch, we where stopped in the neighbourhod of Meran, in the beer garden of the Brewery Forst - it was quit good food for good money

https://i.imgur.com/1DBiG5B.jpg

After this we drive with full stomach to our booked Hotel in San Cassiano. On the way we had to cross the Gardena Pass (2136m) in heavy rain and on the top the thermometer showed 5° -

But as the next morning began, the weather was quit better

https://i.imgur.com/320Zqpi.jpg

and so we started our first daytrip

Valparola Pass (2168m, nearby Falzarego Pass) was the first one

https://i.imgur.com/9KNPx5M.jpg

on the way up, i've been driven as first in the group and no 25m ahead of me a deer crossed the road - this was a good start .....

Then we driven to the next pass - called Pordoi Pass (2239m) to have our first cafe break - it was still quit cool (less than 10°)

https://i.imgur.com/0xG5CIX.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qow8P4r.jpg

From there we crossed the Karer- and the Nigerpass and came to the city of Brixen, where we made a short city walk

the Old town

https://i.imgur.com/rOrnZCe.jpg

Market place

https://i.imgur.com/NA8xgBL.jpg

For the next day, there was planned to make a rest day without tour. But some of us thought, they want to drive a small round

So we crossed the Furkelpass with the small reservoir on top

https://i.imgur.com/MCXFVRR.jpg

to a small town called Welsberg to spend some time drinking cafe and refreshments. After the break, we had a break....

One of the motorbikes didn't start again. We had to let the bike piking up and bringing to BMW Services in Brixen. So we where, there again. The starter had loose contacts and must be changed.

Next day was the best day to spend time on the bike in the Dolomites. There where some highlights to visit.

First we crossed the Campolongo Pass and then the Giau Pass (2236m) - already the way up was so beautiful - but be care of speed controls!!!

The group spend time

https://i.imgur.com/qc9FgOg.jpg

to watch the scenery up there

https://i.imgur.com/vud2xjO.jpg

unforgettable views also on the next stop nearby the
impressive Mountains of the Tre Peaks of Laveredo

https://i.imgur.com/iSfyzuR.jpg

and Lunchtime - very good Pizza at the Misurina Lake

https://i.imgur.com/VBOjkie.jpg



Greetings from Zurich/Switzerland
Fredy
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Greetings from Zurich/Switzerland
Enjoy your life - it is always to short
Actual bike: BMW R1200 GS Liquid cooled

[Hunty]

Very nice!!! Nice Photography skills to i also do alot of camera action! and for those rude minded people out there not that sort

[-Matt-]

Thanks for uploading these, very interesting. Looks like a great trip, beautiful locations too

Hopefully will be going into Switz next summer if all goes to plan as part of my next europe trip - really looking forward to it. Upload anymore pictures if you get a chance

[doggone]

The Dolomites are so spikey, they almost look unreal.

Possibly only outdone by these


https://www.china-tour.cn/images/China_Pictures/Huangshan_Pictures/Huangshan_10.jpg