In theory, Sunday should have been a comparatively easy day, apart from the strenuous nature of the Splugenpass. We travelled on minor roads from Germany, through a bit of Austria into Liechtenstein and then on to Switzerland and Splugen. We had intermittent rain on the way to the Pass, but reached it via an excellent bit of twisty Alpine road, which in many ways was more fun than the Splugen Pass itself, particularly in view of the high volume of traffic up there that day. We approached it in quite persistent rain showers and were delighted to be confronted with heavy sleet as we neared the summit. The traffic was really irritating, with cagers, of various nationalities, having no regard for bikers. However, once we were on the descent into Italy, the sun came out and by the time we reached the lower slopes it was really warm. The Hotel Trieste, in Morbegno, was charming and they garaged our bikes. Unfortunately, because we arrived there fairly early (for us), we had too long for beer!
It was encouraging to see a group of 'senior' Italian bikers on there own tour. We had a proper Italian menu for dinner.
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Hotel Trieste Morbegno
The street outside the hotel. Proper olde Italian.
loving the blog! it looks like you had an amazing tour. quite an inspiration. could you tell me where the first photo on this post was taken, please? it doesn't look like Splugen, but I'd love to ride it! thanks - Oli
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