A Perfect Day - Rietz to Landeck
Sunday November 3, 2019
Somehow I never finished my journal. I wasn't writing while on the road, but had every intention of posting the journal soon after we got home. That was more than two months ago and I have still to write the final chapter. What were the obstacles that kept me from writing? Was I so busy, was it the usual writers block? I think it was something else, but I'll get around to that in my narrative.
Sunday August 18, 2019
In retrospect I don't remember much about the day. I could repeat some of what I had written about the previous days: it was sunny, but not too warm, the sky was a fantastic blue, we had stunning mountain scenery to either side, the paths were excellent. And it got more interesting than the bike path so far with short sections that were narrower or rougher and a bit steeper, following streams and further away from signs of civilization. These were also the parts of the trail where I didn't want to get off my bike for pictures, there wasn't really room to stop. Since it was Sunday, there were also a few more cyclists out than we had seen so far, but not so many that it was a problem.
Not much more to say so let's get on with the picture gallery.
Somehow I never finished my journal. I wasn't writing while on the road, but had every intention of posting the journal soon after we got home. That was more than two months ago and I have still to write the final chapter. What were the obstacles that kept me from writing? Was I so busy, was it the usual writers block? I think it was something else, but I'll get around to that in my narrative.
Sunday August 18, 2019
In retrospect I don't remember much about the day. I could repeat some of what I had written about the previous days: it was sunny, but not too warm, the sky was a fantastic blue, we had stunning mountain scenery to either side, the paths were excellent. And it got more interesting than the bike path so far with short sections that were narrower or rougher and a bit steeper, following streams and further away from signs of civilization. These were also the parts of the trail where I didn't want to get off my bike for pictures, there wasn't really room to stop. Since it was Sunday, there were also a few more cyclists out than we had seen so far, but not so many that it was a problem.
Not much more to say so let's get on with the picture gallery.
Setting out on a bright morning from our hotel with its traditional Tirolean wood balconies and flowers. The location was perfect and we didn't have far to go to get back on the bike path.
To the left of the road almost immediately we see the two striking onion domes of the Cistercian monastery Stift Stams. The monastery was founded in 1273 under Count Meinhard II of Gorizia. Between 1650 and 1750, the Romanesque church was rebuilt in Baroque style, complying with the taste of the times. Today it houses various schools and colleges.
Janos has quite a cockpit on his handlebars. His newest acquisition is the Osmo.
A tiny chapel in the mountains ... that we did not cycle up to.
Always the beautiful mountains as a backdrop
Crops where it's flat enough to grow anything
Getting away from the open valley now
The Inn is now bluer and wilder than when we first saw it at the start of our trip.
Scenic roads
There's that Inn again.
Easy riding on perfect paths
The last bit of the day is across open meadows, perhaps my favorite part of the day.
I love it here.
We are almost in Landeck but it's too early to check in so we relax on a bench with this beautiful view of the Inn.
Nine years ago, in our pre-ebike days, we were in Landeck and on our way to the Reschenpass. We had taken the train and not cycled from Munich as we did this time. Strange how arriving by bike makes everything looks so different. I hardly recognized the place. Or perhaps I wouldn't recognize anything after nine years. Now we were looking forward to repeating the lovely ride into Italy and beyond.
We haven't gone on bike trips too often in August and are surprised and dismayed to see that accommodation in the hgh season is more expensive than we anticipated and last minute booking doesn't leave you a lot of choice. We booked for the following two nights and felt happy knowing that we would have rooms waiting for us at the end of the day.
And now what you have been waiting for - Janos's video. Much too much of me pedaling away, sorry about that, just not that interesting, but Janos wasn't going to do another edit after doing such a good job synchronizing the music.
We haven't gone on bike trips too often in August and are surprised and dismayed to see that accommodation in the hgh season is more expensive than we anticipated and last minute booking doesn't leave you a lot of choice. We booked for the following two nights and felt happy knowing that we would have rooms waiting for us at the end of the day.
And now what you have been waiting for - Janos's video. Much too much of me pedaling away, sorry about that, just not that interesting, but Janos wasn't going to do another edit after doing such a good job synchronizing the music.