Day 19: From Italy to Slovenia (through the Dolomites)

Again time to move on. I had to wake up early since I knew it was going to be a long trip. During the previous evening I asked the owner of the place tips about the route I should take. He had already prepared numerous maps for bikers from which I took the parts which fitted my plan. He also mentioned that I should stay there for couple more days to see them all... well, next time! ;)

#1: The view from the room

#2: Karersee

#3: Karersee again

#4: Lost

#5: Lago Di Fedaia

#6: Passo Giau (NE)

#7: Passo Giau

#8: Passo Giau (W)

#9: Near Cortina d'Ampezzo

#10: Lago di Auronzo

During this trip I saw many many awesome views and drove on fantastic roads. Also this time the weather was pretty nice. It was such a shame that I had to drive through the Dolomites so fast! But sometimes you just gotta go! At the end of the trip I started to get a bit numb again and I was really happy to finally reach Slovenia.

After I had crossed the border I stopped at the first gas station I could find  to buy gasoline and a vignette to be able to drive on the highways. There a British couple started talking to me and was wondering what I did so far away from Finland...

And finally I arrived in Smokuč where I finally met up with Polja, her family and Miha. I don't really know how I had the energy but during the evening we still went to Bled to get some famous cream cake and take a walk around the lake.

Few pictures from Bled:

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Day 18: From Vorarlberg to Italy (via Liechtenstein and Switzerland)

Again it was time to go on and say goodbye to the good ol' Vorarlberg. As typical for this trip, the weather was rather "moist" and therefore I didn't enjoy the beginning of the trip that much. During the stop at Schottensee I actually met Finnish bikers for the first (and last) time during the trip but the conversation was rather short. They were only wondering what I'm doing there alone :)

In Vorarlberg I took a look at some possible hostels/hotels near Bolzano but I didn't pick any. As usual, I arrived quite late luckily there was room in my first choice: Hotel Diana. The place seemed really nice. I had a nice late dinner and if I would have arrived a bit earlier, there would been also sauna. Instead I had to do with a beer at the lounge where I got to relax for a while, watch the landscapes and have a little chit-chat with some German bikers. That was about it... ZzzZZzzzzz!

#1: Waiting for the rain to stop

#2: near Schottensee

#3: Schottensee

#4: Schweizerischer Nationalpark

#5: Somewhere around nothing

#6: Finally at the hotel

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