9AS1403 Majestic Alps on Ducati - back in Seefeld!

Day 7: Last Day - Kals, Austria - Seefald - Austria Everybody is sad about leaving this beautiful Mountains. We will come back soon is the general meaning. Day 6: Bolzano, Italy - Kals, Austria Today there was only one aim: see the Dolomites! Blue sky made the perfect backdrop for this incredibly beautiful part of the Alps. We found some wonderful roads, taking us up and down the mountains. The views were incredible, it was tough to decide where to look first - twisty roads or gigantic mountain peaks! Jeff, Wakako, Jeff and Steve at the Karer-Lake Jeff, Theresa, Jay, Wakako and Tony in the Dolomites Jay, Wakako and Tony - and the Dolomites --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 5: Livigno, Italy to Bolzano, Italy Perfect Weather the hole day. We had a lot of Fun at the Passo di Stelvio, Passo di Gavia, Tonale, Passo di Mendola! Sightseeing in Glurns Sausage at Bruno´s on Top of the Stelvio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 4: Rest day in Livigno, Italy Rest day - after long riding days with millions of turns and twists, we have definitely deserved it! But as usual, not everybody was going to rest...Some of us explored Livigno, the beautiful town high up in the Italian mountains. The rest of the gang decided to ride a little more: Five mountain passes were just the right amount for this "rest day"... At first we had a few drops of rain, but as soon as we had finished our first coffee stop on the Albula Pass, the rain disappeared and gave way to a blue sky and lots of sunshine! Here are some impressions: First stop on Bernina Pass Wakako on Bernina Cappuccino de Luxe! Sun's out for Chuck, Jeff and Steve! Wakako, Chuck, Jay, Jeff, Steve and Chris on the Ofenpass. Back in Livigno! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day 3: Andermatt, Switzerland - Livigno, Italy Gotthard Pass - rainy and foggy San Bernadino - foggy and rainy Coffe Stop Steven and Tony looking for the weather Passo del Bernina - same weather as the other passes Hmm - Pizza 10 minutes later Day 2: Warth, Austria - Andermatt, Switzerland Another fresh morning waited for us. Today we would visit three countries - before lunch time! At 9:00 a.m., everybody was ready to go and we started out on small mountain backroads towards our first mountain pass of the day, the Furkajoch. After that, we reached our second country of the day, Liechtenstein. But as the Duke was not at home and did not invite us for lunch, we had to find a restaurant in country #3, Switzerland. One more pass, the Klausenpass, had to be mastered - and then we were standing in front of the master of the crossbow, Wilhelm Tell. Finally we reached Andermatt, were another (light?) dinner waited for us! The group, ready to go! Tony, Wakako, Chris and Jay on the Furkajoch Mr. and Mrs. Smith on the Furkajoch A typical, light Edelweiss lunch... on the Walensee in Switzerland Wakako, riding up the Klausenpass Tony and Jay, working the switchbacks on Klausenpass Masters of the curves and the master of the crossbow! Nice looking and healthy food - for Dinner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Day 1: Seefeld, Austria - Warth, Austria And off we go! After a quiet and cool night in the charming little town of Seefeld, we got together for our first morning briefing. Ray pointed out the highlights of today, including Bavarian King Ludwig's Palace Linderhof. Tomorrow, 150 years ago, the most famous Bavarian was born. After everybody had copied the map for today, it was time to get going. The morning rain had almost stopped, when the group, with members from the Australia, Japan and the USA, left and headed towards Germany: Leaving Seefeld Picture Stop at the beautiful Walchensee in Germany Visit Ettal Abbey an Benedictine monastery Linderhof Palace Wakako and Chuck in front of the fountain ... and the next Palace - Neuschwanstein a nice Picture Stop Steven and Jeff, some Multistrada and Neuschwanstein Palace in the Background Chris Birthday... ... means ... Cake for everybody - hmmmm! - Thanks Chris! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Majestic Alps is almost ready to go - We looking forward to an fantastic Tour.