The Sun is Shining in the Alps - All Roads Lead to Italy - CycleBlaze

September 22, 2017

The Sun is Shining in the Alps

Werfen, Austria to Freilassing, Germany

As the pictures will show, we are enraptured by the Alpe Adria cycling route and the spectacular areas we are riding through. Typically, the routing is on a good surface, most often dedicated to cycling and supported  with a good infrastructure.  Each day, we are in awe of where we are and the opportunities we are given to appreciate it. We can see why this route has been voted a top cycling route in Europe. 

The view of our room from the balcony. Our room had a killer view of the Alps
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The weather is starting to clear and the views are spectacular
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The guesthouse is owned by the butcher shop on the main level. They offer many house made products at breakfast.
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Locally made honey was delicious.
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The guesthouse was beautifully decorated
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The butcher shop on the main level was always busy
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Another view from our balcony
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The guesthouse/pension on the right and the butcher shop on the left
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We couldn't resist including more photos of the mountains. Enjoy.

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Artichokes and pumpkins for sale along the road
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Fall harvest - a good time to be travelling
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As you can see, it is a stunning day to be riding in the mountains.
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A few kilometres out of Werfen we had to ride through a narrow gorge.
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They were doing construction in one of the tunnels in the gorge.
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Cyclists get their own tunnel to avoid the blind corner
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The route flattened out a little and followed farm land
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Cows are everywhere in this area....even in your own front yard
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Imagine the views this fellow has.
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Lunch with a beautiful view
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Well, this was fun. This intrepid squirrel was busy stashing treasures for later. We were eating our lunch and watched him carefully hide an apple by our trailer tire. I am sure he was disappointed and surprised when we left with our trailer and his apple was exposed.
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The river is quite high and rapid.
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Affection is alive and well.
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...on a mission
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We are almost in Salzburg, which is exciting but bittersweet, as we are soon nearing the end of our journey.
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Looking back at Salzburg.
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We loved being able to ride under this busy bridge on a cycling dedicated area.
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We are back in Germany
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Today's ride: 62 km (39 miles)
Total: 2,713 km (1,685 miles)

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