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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

I haven't been everywhere...
but it's on my list!


Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland



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We had a coffee while Jay and Michael went back for the bike. Now with jay as a Pillion!

riezlern 16 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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We are in for an Austrian traditional Schnitzel dinner prepared by Sabine. Michael supplied wine for dinner, but after he opened these huge bottles of wine.


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You always end an evening here with schnapps!


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Today we headed out the 2 hours to Munich in the rain for the Oktoberfest.

oktoberfest 3 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr



Our first stop was near the English Garden where we could walk and see some of the historic buildings nearby.

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It is not too often you see a guy riding a bike with a surfboard this far from an ocean…. check out the “surfers” in the park.

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Then we made for one of the oldest Hofbrauhaus in the city for “breakfast” of , pretzels, and Weisswurst (boiled white sausages).

oktoberfest 12 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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There were some amusing moments for the demonstration on how to eat the Weisswurst!

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Then we headed to “the fest”. Here we checkout several of the tents and s. We took the Ferris wheel, tried out the tabbogan ride, and the test of strength.

oktoberfest 64 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

The Toboggan is a conveyor belt that is moving very fast and takes quite a bit of skill to ride. It is really fun to watch the drunk people try to get up without help. Think turtle on it’s back! The guys had to make it on their own, but the girls got a helping hand.

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oktoberfest 29 by Sara & Daniel Pedersen, on Flickr

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There were a lot of people in traditional costumes.


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The Tents were crowded and loud, but awesome all the same. You can only buy 1 liter s at Oktoberfest!


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Marcin this one is for you!


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The Ferris wheel was actually a lot of fun! We did about 10 loops.

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The plan for the next 4 days was a loop south into Italy to ride in the Dolomites. We had snow in Riezlern overnight and it was 6 degrees out, but the real problem was going to be what the temperature was on some of the high passes. We had twisties and switchbacks planned all day today except for 80 km for the autobahn.

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We bundled up and set out with Michael as our guide. Today both of the extremes with 2.5 degrees at the top of the first pass and 27 degrees in the bottom of the 7 km long tunnel.


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We dropped out of the chiily hills to 20 plus degrees in the valleys.

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Now for ITALIA!!


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