A great two days in Bolzano. Nice city to explore and a nice break from cycling. Day 9 takes us to Auer. A good trip, 35km (22 miles). More roads and hilly terrain today. We could have stayed on the official bike path between Bolzano and Auer but that would have been a boring, quick ride next to the river, highway and railway.
Instead, our fearless leader, Scot, took us up and around the area visiting lakes, villages and churches and more apple orchards and vineyards. Our break around noon was primarily fruit! Also we just started hearing English as a first language. Until Bolzano, no US or UK visitors. Just us. Kinda nice. Now we have to share the country with others who speak our native language!
Day 10 found us 'officially' in Italy. It all goes back to WWI, well actually to the 13th century. This is when the Haderburg Castle was first constructed. It was at the 'border' between German-speaking Tyrol to the north and Italian-speaking Italy south. It has changed hands numerous times in the last 700 years but due to the geography of the valley we have biked for the last week this is where, culturally, Austria ends and Italy begins. You can see and hear it as we talk to the locals in Trento our destination for today.
We biked 54km today, our longest so far. 34 miles plus a bit of a headwind. A good day. A good Italian meal in Trento. Another 50km ride tomorrow. Rain is forecast.
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| Wine grapes ready for harvest. |
Instead, our fearless leader, Scot, took us up and around the area visiting lakes, villages and churches and more apple orchards and vineyards. Our break around noon was primarily fruit! Also we just started hearing English as a first language. Until Bolzano, no US or UK visitors. Just us. Kinda nice. Now we have to share the country with others who speak our native language!
Day 10 found us 'officially' in Italy. It all goes back to WWI, well actually to the 13th century. This is when the Haderburg Castle was first constructed. It was at the 'border' between German-speaking Tyrol to the north and Italian-speaking Italy south. It has changed hands numerous times in the last 700 years but due to the geography of the valley we have biked for the last week this is where, culturally, Austria ends and Italy begins. You can see and hear it as we talk to the locals in Trento our destination for today.
We biked 54km today, our longest so far. 34 miles plus a bit of a headwind. A good day. A good Italian meal in Trento. Another 50km ride tomorrow. Rain is forecast.
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