Now in Garmish Partenkirchen shortened to just Garmisch. Having trouble with this Wi-fi although the owner says it must be my computer as nobody else has trouble. Hence can't down load photos at this stage so will just write and see what happens later.
Left top of Stelvio Pass at 8.30am but being Sunday there were already hundreds of cyclists racing down the road from the top of the pass., thousands of them.
Really slowed us down as they seem to think that they have the right of way so just had to sit behind for miles, to dangerous to pass. Sometimes they were going faster than us as they were going down hill. Probably took us about three hours what should have taken about one hour.
Exciting to see them all at first, probably like being in the middle of the Tour de France. But then got annoying as we couldn't stop for photos just had to keep up with them.
We went through Trafoi then caught up to a lot of stopped cars and cyclists immediately thought that there had been an accident and sure enough their was. Major traffic jam. Finally got moving again but still very slow. Starting to regret coming this way as we changed our coarse today by the advice of the hotel lady.
We went over the Ofenpass lovely rocky mountain scenery, deep valleys. Also over the Fermpass 1210m and then the Fluepass. All very nice. PT will look forward to a day off driving after all this.
We started in Italy this morning saying goodbye to Italy after five nights here all up, then into Switzerland through Austria and now in Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany.
Steffi and Torsten we are back in Germany now until we leave and will be getting closer to you as the days pass.
Arrived at our Hotel about 3.00pm called Gastehaus Hohe Tasnnen.More of a guest house than a hotel.
Weather wasn't looking too good for tomorrow.
Again, no photos as they just don't want to download. Occasionally it will work so might try later today.
Might have to go to Big Mac and test to see if it is my computer or the hotel.
Just back from Big Mac, these are yesterdays photos,
Looking front on at Hotel. Our room left side around the back. Mountain in background we looked over from our back window.
Yesterday posted a shot looking down on our hotel from top of the Stelvio Pass. This one from our Hotel looking up to the top. Great place to stay for a half way stop.
When we were leaving this is what we faced and had to mix in with for a couple hours while we and all the cyclists had to share the roads over all the passes we crossed.
Coming down the other side of the Stelvio pass.
My favourite cows and their lovely cow bells. They sound so nice in the quietness of the mountains.
Showing some of the sharp corners we were dealing with trying not to knock one of them over.
These were some of the scenes we were enjoying. Just beautiful.
More of them.
More mountain scenes.
Taken through the car window. This is where we had a traffic hold up due to an accident but the cyclists just keep going at great speeds down the hill.
Getting near the German Alps.
How about this for a beautiful castle.
Village under the mountains.
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