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I booked a hotel on the French side of Geneva for 4 days, 5 nights. I allowed 2 days to get there by motorway. It coincided with a very thorough downpour in England and Calais with some night time lightning thrown in for extra excitement. It's amazing how well my boots hold water
![]() ![]() 10 mins after I checked in to my hotel near Calais the rain stopped completely... Another day of mindless motorway mile munching got me to my hotel in Geneva Day 1 I decided to head to the Klausen Pass in Switzerland. The route there turned out to be just as amazing as the pass itself. And the weather was on my side ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Got a bit of a surprise when I appeared on a runway ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Looking over the edge ![]() ![]() ![]() You can just about see a biker on the road below ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Biker couple enjoying the views ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cow bells could be heard everywhere ![]() Approaching the pass... ![]() 5 star cow sheds with a great view ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Waterfall in the corner ![]() ![]() ![]() Cable to the sky! ![]() ![]() On the way back ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Day 2
Breakfast ![]() Geneva harbour. The apprentice plumber must have royally screwed up ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I went to my bike's homeland through the Mont Blanc Tunnel which is hot, smelly and goes on forever! But it does make my bike sound biblical On the other side: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Tea ![]() Day 3 I rested because my feet, thighs, ar5e, balls, arms, hands, neck and even my ears were all aching from 4 days constant riding. Plus it was rainy |
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Day 4 I didn't have any route planned and just looked on google terrain for hilly twisty areas, while also avoiding the rain clouds. It turned out to be a good plan. I found great roads with views to match. I just had to take it a bit slower because the roads were a bit wet from the morning showers
I first went up the hairpin hills just south of Geneva, which revealed a pretty epic view point ![]() More hilltop cows blessed with amazing views! ![]() Looking down on Geneva ![]() ![]() He still hadn't fixed that leak ![]() Down the other side ![]() Continuing to explore east ![]() Sunbathing cow ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The guy on the left is waving at me ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And that's it! The next 2 days were blasting back on the motorways wishing I had more time. I could spend months and month exploring and never get bored ![]() |
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Absolutely stunning set of pictures Darren. Looks like it was an epic trip!
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Don't see the attraction myself. Looks just like Hertfordshire.
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I'd rather see pictures of motorways
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Amazing views, although the lack of snow in the ski resort (which was that by the way) was a bit disturbing ...
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![]() looked to me like you took too many pictures and didn't spend enough time riding.....! ![]()
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