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Saturday, 7 October 2017

Vienna - best trip yet

Success!

Got back from Vienna on Tuesday 3rd October evening as planned.
Austrian and Swiss mountains the jewel of the trip - but to be honest, Germany and the Black Forest and France with its open country on the outbound and return legs - all combined to make a great experience.

This really was a road trip with a reason: a journey to/from Vienna. 
Places to visit had to be generally en-route with a little license to visit some interesting waypoints. No dawdling, but at the same time as few motorways and autobahns as possible - all A roads.

Top down all the way!

Numbers

Days: 9
Crew: out 2, return 1 (my wife flew back I didn't leave her behind!)
Countries: UK, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland
Mountain Passes: Grossglockner, Stelvio, Gotthard, Furka, Grimsel
Distance: ~2,546 miles round trip
Altitudes: 40m below sea level to 2,757m above
Route Plan

Souvenirs

A few souvenirs - some of which may end up on the car, I have an idea for the walking stick badges on the roll-bar diagonals, the Edelweiss badge has some family meaning too.

Car

One trusty Zero back in the garage - needs a wash!
A few items to look at, nothing failed on the drive, but something is amiss with the driver's seat runners, the heater switch illumination isn't working and front suspension/shocks don't seem to have even bounce. (all minor!)

Crew

My Wife and me on the loop south prior to the Grossglockner run,

..and one windswept but very happy driver about 20 minutes after getting home. I love mountains, I love driving this car, with it's 360ยบ views, over mountains!

More to follow - I have some video footage and photos of various waypoints to post in due course.

Video

Various clips of the major passes are in this Youtube Playlist


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