Vienna -> Udine in April

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The folks at the hotel were so nice. I asked them whether they might put my bicycle box in the room, and they obliged, the box was there waiting for me when I rolled in yesterday. Oh and they put me on the ground floor, one less hurdle.

 

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Good trip?

 

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Good trip?

Amazing. So much fun. I'll post a journal to CGOAB, but a few highlights for now:

• Amazing therme in Austria, the best thing imaginable after a hard day of riding. I came to love the Aufguss.
• The gradually more italiated area, food first: up to a point where on night three I slept in a pizzeria.
• The incredible climb in the area of Semmering, so beautiful, so, so hard.
• The whole idea of this huge valley just going on and on, sometimes west, sometimes south, (almost) always wide enough to fit in a highway, a railway or two, a speedy river and some countryside with me in it.
• The beautiful little towns with their cafes on the main squares
• The amazing area around Tarvisio. Must be good skiing in the winter
• The absolutely astonishing first 50 km or so out of Tarvisio, possibly the most fun 50 km I've ever ridden - despite the pouring rain.
• The cannoli at a central cafe in the Italian town whose name I can't now recall - a highlight of its own.

Just 7 days of sheer fun.

 

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My journal of this trip on CGOAB is up now.