Alps, Dolomites 2013+'16-'19 and links to previous years

[stopintime]

Another trip finished, home safe and happy  

This year we dropped Stelvio and Andermatt passes was ruined by really bad weather (+1 degree C and a little snow)

I've added links to previous years.
(updated with link to WDW 2014)
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=65826.msg1265046#msg1265046

Roughly:
Day 1: München - Zell am See - Edelweiss-spitze/Grossglockner - Cortina
Day 2-3: Cortina area
Day 4-5: Tenno above Lake Garda
Day 6: AutoStrada via Milano over St Gotthard Pass to Andermatt (1 degree C and snow)
Day 7: Furka and Grimsel Passes despite rain and snow, to Lörrach, Germany

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=39662.msg706518#msg706518

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=50068.msg916457#msg916457

http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=54053.msg1077926#msg1077926

VIDEO Alps 2013 Grimsel rain snow

VIDEO 2013 Falzarego


































See you next year   WDW 2014

[geoffduc]

Glad you're back safe and sound Lars...

Here's to next years WDW...

Blimey I've already got three requests for accommodation and two for transport...

Geoff...

[stopintime]

........

Blimey I've already got three requests for accommodation.......

Make that four, please 

[stopintime]

   2016

Just off the ferry back in Oslo- fantastic week and a half  

Unusually cold for July with inches of fresh snow on Stelvio the night before, so we didn't go there. One full day of rain which is also a first. I've posted pictures of many of the places we revisited - see the first post above.

Most of the passes we went over:
Süsten, Grimsel, Furka, Oberalp, Parpaner, Albula, Ofen, d'Eira, Foscagno, Torre, Tonale, Folgarida, Pellegrino, Giau, Falzarego, Valparola, Pordoi, Sella, Gardena, Campolongo, Tre Croci, Drei Zinnen og Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse

Our route:
Oslo - Germany by ferry, then Hamburg - Lörrach by train (AutoZug's last year)(need to figure out an alternative to 1,400 miles of Autobahn)
Andermatt - Chur - Glorenza - Livigno - Bormio - Madonna de Campiglio - Riva del Garda - Cavalese - Cortina - Lienz - Zell am See - München

Gavia


Start of the Cavalese Monster Hill, last stage of the Tour de Ski


Valparola, end of Giro d'Italia Monster stage






Grossglockner in Austria (behind the now non existing glacier)







Tre Cime (or Drei Zinnen as the locals prefer German names because they think of themselves as Tirolians rather than Italians)





 

[kopfjäger]

Awesome 

[geoffduc]

Hi Lars glad that you're back home safe and sound, the new place just down the lane from Chiara's is awesome, 7 bedrooms mostly Ducati owners and yes you were missed.
I think that it would be my last WDW as its beginning to be a long slog for this olde fart, perhaps see you when you visit the Isle of Man...

Geoff...

[stopintime]

For those who haven't seen them and since Photobucket are showing the pictures again (?) , I'm reviving my Alps ++ thread. 

[greenmonster]

Nice pics.
I settle for Norway almost every year, all pics become postcards.
Where do you live?

[stopintime]

Oslo     /  

[greenmonster]

Oslo-Drammen, only part w boring roads, rest is lovely!

[stopintime]

2015

less pictures, but epic riding

First beer, "suit beer" outside Drei Könie Post Hotel, Andermatt


Old coble stone postal road south of Andermatt, into Italy


The guys on Stevio


Stelvio


Sella pass

[stopintime]

2017

The traditional "suit beer" Drei Könige Post Hotel, Andermatt


Süsten pass by Andermatt




Misurina lake




Random Cortina pass


Jaufenpass towards Timmelsjoch into Austria

[stopintime]

   2018


Again, this year, riding through Germany south. "Probably copper grease from a recent tire change"  It wasn't and it threatened to ruin my trip completely, but I managed to rescue most of it. Much more km than planned, many in rain and most on high speed autobahn = chain close to snapping. WOW.

We're not Touring until this must-stop first photo op (Yes, Süsten)






The welcoming "suit beer" and perfect Rösti


Swiss view, Swiss public neatness and Fluela pass (Top Gear's favorite until they found Stelvio later same show and much later the Romanian pass Transfaragasan (sp?)






Stelvio  




... the real and original hot dog stand


Vespa meet somewhere, some of the made it up here...


... never went there. Next year!


Back in Italy


Above Lake Garda


Another milestone


The local GP hero in his Hochey Ristorante. Great place. Fires a 250 GP every night at 10 (He also has an older Simoncelli bike on display)






I stole flowers from the Police station (flower shops were closed Sundays) and placed them by Nicky's place of death and memorial garden  http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=75365.msg1407499#msg1407499


First actual factory visit


Bridge from 1100/1200 a.c. leading into my dear Castel del Rio






Pedestrian life in Cortina while waiting for wheel bearings










We're back in business













Remember the chain almost disaster?











Have a beer and everything looks better  








Next time  

[Duck-Stew]

Thank you.  I needed some awesome pics today!!!!

[Charlie98]

Love the pics.

We were in northern Italy in 2015... unfortunately, I was driving a Fiat Punta, not a Ducati.  It is my dream to tour it again... on a Ducati, this time.