Hi,
I'm Vincenzo. On 1 and 2 October 2011 I planned a motoring. On the Saturday I'd drive to Bormio and on Sunday I'd be driving over a few passes.
Here's the itinerary for Saturday was:
Here it is in Google maps and beneath you see a screen shot of it. No pictures were taken.
The plan for the Sunday was as such:
After having spent the night in a less than plain hotel, I headed off to the Passo della Gavia. The northern road is more interesting than the southern one. It's also slightly wider. As it was early in the morning and hence damp, I didn't fully explore how intimate the relationship between the Caterham's tyres and the pass road could have been.
Anyway, first I got myself a bit of blessing from the gods that have a home in S. Nicolo.
Here's an impression of S. Antonio.
And half way up the view in the rear mirror warranted me to take another picture.
Here's the pass and a few other impressions.
And on to the Passo del Tonale.
So on I drove and took a picture at Lover and Cavedago.
Between Riva del Garda and Ledro I witnessed a Megane Renaulsport dangerously overtaking in the tunnel just outside Riva. After a while I reached and overtook it and that apparently triggered of primordial instincts with its driver. He kept right behind me at great effort and revved his engine quite heavily in doing so. We arrived at Ledro where the road straightened in the residential area. And there the Megane overtook me with with a bit of a fanfare and then immediately turned right off the main road. Very peculiar chap.
Anyway, on I went and the next bit of interesting road was the Passo Crocedomini. At the Passo Crocedomini shelter I took a picture.
On the way down from the Passo Crocedomini there were two dogs in front of me. At Breno I saw a religious statue in the distance, of what seems to be the golden Christ. Can't find anything in Wikepedia on the Cristo Dorato.
At Apica I finally stopped for a bread roll. I chatted with the bar tender and he told me the road to Trivigno was worth while and that you could even drive on to the Mortirolo, the legendary mountain pass for cyclists. And so I went.
Then towards Tirano, over the Bernina and the Julier passes back home. A picture of Tirano and one of mine, ending a fantastic weekend.
Remain pure! (Blib suuber!)
I'm Vincenzo. On 1 and 2 October 2011 I planned a motoring. On the Saturday I'd drive to Bormio and on Sunday I'd be driving over a few passes.
Here's the itinerary for Saturday was:
Here it is in Google maps and beneath you see a screen shot of it. No pictures were taken.
The plan for the Sunday was as such:
- Bormio
- Passo Gavia
- Passo del Tonale
- Lover
- Comano Terme
- Riva del Garda
- Storo
- Passo Crocedomini
- Aprica
- Passo della Foppa (Mortirolo)
- Berninapass
- Julierpass
- Aeugst am Albis
After having spent the night in a less than plain hotel, I headed off to the Passo della Gavia. The northern road is more interesting than the southern one. It's also slightly wider. As it was early in the morning and hence damp, I didn't fully explore how intimate the relationship between the Caterham's tyres and the pass road could have been.
Anyway, first I got myself a bit of blessing from the gods that have a home in S. Nicolo.
Here's an impression of S. Antonio.
And half way up the view in the rear mirror warranted me to take another picture.
Here's the pass and a few other impressions.
And on to the Passo del Tonale.
So on I drove and took a picture at Lover and Cavedago.
Between Riva del Garda and Ledro I witnessed a Megane Renaulsport dangerously overtaking in the tunnel just outside Riva. After a while I reached and overtook it and that apparently triggered of primordial instincts with its driver. He kept right behind me at great effort and revved his engine quite heavily in doing so. We arrived at Ledro where the road straightened in the residential area. And there the Megane overtook me with with a bit of a fanfare and then immediately turned right off the main road. Very peculiar chap.
Anyway, on I went and the next bit of interesting road was the Passo Crocedomini. At the Passo Crocedomini shelter I took a picture.
On the way down from the Passo Crocedomini there were two dogs in front of me. At Breno I saw a religious statue in the distance, of what seems to be the golden Christ. Can't find anything in Wikepedia on the Cristo Dorato.
At Apica I finally stopped for a bread roll. I chatted with the bar tender and he told me the road to Trivigno was worth while and that you could even drive on to the Mortirolo, the legendary mountain pass for cyclists. And so I went.
Then towards Tirano, over the Bernina and the Julier passes back home. A picture of Tirano and one of mine, ending a fantastic weekend.
Remain pure! (Blib suuber!)
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