Motorcycling: from London to Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and back

Some pictures from our trip… We left on the 31st of July with 4728 miles on the clock.

StartFirst day: to Luxembourg visiting friends through the Channel Tunnel

channel tunnelstop in Lille for lunch

Lillethen route N40 in Belgium through Beaumont

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAOn the second day we crossed the Vosges and then into Switzerland, via Basel and Zurich to Chur. A short trip on the third day: reaching Italy from Splugen

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAand Monte Spluga

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAt this point Anastasia took a train to Termoli and I continued alone, reaching the Marche region on the fourth day

P8023369I stopped in Mogliano

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAto meet friends and walk around this fantastic village:

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P8040000On the fifth day I stopped in Termoli with the family and we watched the fireworks

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFurther south on the sixth day, to Bari crossing overnight to Dubrovnik

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADay 7: crossing Bosnia from Dubrovnik to Gacko

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThrough Sutjeska National Park to Sarajevo:

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I spent a bit of time in the old town of Sarajevo, stopping at the National Library

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and for a short walk in the town centre

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI still remember the winter Olympics of 1984, and some symbols are still there:

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFrom Sarajevo I headed North

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA lot of signs of the war are still there between Derventa and Brod

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERADay 8: from Croatia to Italy crossing Slovenia first

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERATo Tarvisio back in Italy:

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASleeping in Forni di Sopra. On the following day I crossed the Alps from East to West:

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFirst crossing the Dolomites

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAMonte Pelmo:

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERASeveral other passes:

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From Passo Fedaia it is possible to see the Marmolada glacier:

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More mountain passes, to Bolzano, Merano, Val Venosta

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAGlorenza

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAAnd back in Switerland

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERACrossing Fluelapass (the highest one) to reach Davos

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAWhere I had capuns:

P8083500Day 10: from Davos to Prum (Germany), a typical German city

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Through Belgium (Liege and Bruxelles) back to the Channel Tunnel

P8100000Reaching home after 3150 miles (5070 km).

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