SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
Yawn.........
2012 Europe Sausagefest & Gelato Tour
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beemerdons
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Absolutely wonderful photos, boys!
It looks to have been one helluva trip, and a supremely memorable adventure.
Welcome home, everyone.
And Beemerdons, it'll be great to have you back and contributing to the Forum in your inimitable style. I KNOW I speak for many
when I say you've been missed.
......And ...okay, ...huron52, SacramentoMike, and the Bellicose Bohemian of Bowmanville - we've missed y'all as well.
It'll be refreshing to see a little humor and compelling libel, instead of more steaming piles of odometer and handgun-worshipping unsinn.
Jus' sayin', .......and 'nuff said.
It looks to have been one helluva trip, and a supremely memorable adventure.
Welcome home, everyone.
And Beemerdons, it'll be great to have you back and contributing to the Forum in your inimitable style. I KNOW I speak for many
when I say you've been missed.
......And ...okay, ...huron52, SacramentoMike, and the Bellicose Bohemian of Bowmanville - we've missed y'all as well.
It'll be refreshing to see a little humor and compelling libel, instead of more steaming piles of odometer and handgun-worshipping unsinn.
Jus' sayin', .......and 'nuff said.
majicmaker
Well-known member
I'm with you OM! Those guys do bring a level of WTF did he say?! To this Forum. It'll be great to have them back. Those Lucky Bastards! :lol:
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
https://s441.photobucket.com/albums/qq137/nitrox32/europe/?start=all 419 incredibly beautiful photographs of the Alps Extreme Tour taken by AZ Beemers Club Member Daniel "Nitrox32" Shedore:
Daniel (right) has a professional grade camera, it can even make yamafitter (left) look good (sort of)!
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SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
teerex51
The Italian Scallion
Great pics, folks! Looks like your tour ended on a high note: the notoriously moody 'Glockner on a clear day. Amazing. :clapping:
Mek and I had a good ride back, once we cleared the traffic madness at Riva del Garda. We enjoyed our time with you and we're ready for your next Euro-tour (or will it be North Africa this time?)
Stef
Mek and I had a good ride back, once we cleared the traffic madness at Riva del Garda. We enjoyed our time with you and we're ready for your next Euro-tour (or will it be North Africa this time?)
Stef
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Stef and Mek I once again want to say many thanks to you two for riding up to Levico to see us, it is always a pleasure to ride with you Italian FJR Forum Gentlemen!Great pics, folks! Looks like your tour ended on a high note: the notoriously moody 'Glockner on a clear day. Amazing. :clapping:
Mek and I had a good ride back, once we cleared the traffic madness at Riva del Garda. We enjoyed our time with you and we're ready for your next Euro-tour (or will it be North Africa this time?)
Stef
You're right about my infatuation with riding North Africa, I first saw Africa from Gibraltar in June of 1970 aboard my 1966 BMW R60/2. I was on a two week leave from my Army base in Bavaria, Germany and I was pressed for time to get back to duty before I was AWOL, but I always regret not crossing over for just a few days in Morocco.
I turn 65 on October 28, 2013 and Edelweiss Bike Travel has their Morocco Tour running October 27 thru November 10; what a thrill it would be turning 65 in Morocco!
teerex51-Stef's FJR is in the foreground and Mek's is behind it, both based in Milano, Italia.
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
Thanks Bud. I'm feeling the love all the way to here in Stowe.No matter how good the camera, it can't do anything for you. FUGLY is FUGLY.
yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
oops!! double clutched.
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
We are very sorry Bill, his Mom and I did the best we could while raising him! But no matter how much we tried to mold him right, he still became a horse's ass!!Thanks Bud. I'm feeling the love all the way to here in Stowe.No matter how good the camera, it can't do anything for you. FUGLY is FUGLY.
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SkooterG
Purveyor of Crooked Facts
My comment was directed towards mi bastard step-pappy ya hoser!Thanks Bud. I'm feeling the love all the way to here in Stowe.No matter how good the camera, it can't do anything for you. FUGLY is FUGLY.
beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
Hey now don't be pissing off the Nord du Ligne Frostbacks, after ten days of running around Europa with these Canuckistanis I realize that they are some muy malo Hombres!My comment was directed towards mi bastard step-pappy ya hoser!Thanks Bud. I'm feeling the love all the way to here in Stowe.No matter how good the camera, it can't do anything for you. FUGLY is FUGLY.
I watched one of them steal gasoline from an Italiano in broad daylight at the fuel station in Levico en Terme, I won't mention any names though (actually, it was BugR - Chris!).
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
From AZ Beemers Club Member Bruce Cain:
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beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
From AZ Beemers Club Member Bruce Cain:
And the food. Endless food. Breakfast and dinner was provided each day and there was no limit to the amount of food available.Beer is considered a food group in Germany. I do believe water was about the most expensive liquid on the menu- especially is you wanted water with gas( carbonated) and to get ice was like asking for money. We bought our own lunches and our own break beverages and snacks at the mid-morning and mid-afternoon break time. Here are photos of a lot of the food we ate:
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
I won't be posting very many pics of this trip. Why bother? In fact, why did I even bother bringing a frickin' camera? I just went through mine and the half that weren't all blurry and out of focus weren't nearly as well composed or shot as the ones already posted here. I do have a few special-interest shots, though, that make the cut. For example, you all may have seen Bill's video of our day one ride--the wet one. It only rained for the tail end of that day, but it was enough to get a little wet. And that was the only rainy day we had for the rest of the whole trip! In contrast, here's one of my last day in Munich, the day after everyone else had left for home.
What AMAZING luck we had with the weather! Fairly cool, and clear and sunny every day, as you can see from the pics. We were lucky enough to be joined by a big celebrity. Wasn't he great in "The Hunt for Red October?"
Dave--"Cooleyman" from the AZ Beemers, gets that all the time. In fact, he was approached by some German girls and another guy in Italy cuz they thought he really WAS Sean Connery. In fact, despite their silly obsession with that overpriced brand that led them all to go worship at the shrine of the BMW in Munich, the AZ Beemers were a great bunch of guys and good riding partners. I even kind of liked the Beemer I was riding, a GS 650. Luckily, at my age my reproducing days are behind me, so the crappy seating couldn't hurt me beyond the fact that it crushed my private parts in the most fiendishly painful way imaginable. And the pegs were so high I had to ride the bike like Eddie Arcaro. It was fun in the twisties, though.
In a town called Glurns I found a shop that served gelato cones the size of your head. I ordered a "7-5/8."
The hotels the Eidelweiss company arranged for us were all great. You've already seen pics of some of the food. Here's one of my room.
As the trip wound down, I considered my choices for souvenirs of Germany. Something nice that I'd always have as a reminder of this wonderful trip. Since we spent a day in Switzerland, I thought a nice Swiss watch might be a good choice. I looked at these Breitlings and liked the one on the bottom right. Decided not, though, after I translated the €17,765 into dollars, it seemed a little too high. So I bought a keychain with a beer stein on it instead. Seemed more German anyway.
Finally, I do have to post at least one "I Was There" picture, and where better but the Passo Dello Stelvio, the most amazing road anywhere? That's one item off my bucket list. What's next?
What AMAZING luck we had with the weather! Fairly cool, and clear and sunny every day, as you can see from the pics. We were lucky enough to be joined by a big celebrity. Wasn't he great in "The Hunt for Red October?"
Dave--"Cooleyman" from the AZ Beemers, gets that all the time. In fact, he was approached by some German girls and another guy in Italy cuz they thought he really WAS Sean Connery. In fact, despite their silly obsession with that overpriced brand that led them all to go worship at the shrine of the BMW in Munich, the AZ Beemers were a great bunch of guys and good riding partners. I even kind of liked the Beemer I was riding, a GS 650. Luckily, at my age my reproducing days are behind me, so the crappy seating couldn't hurt me beyond the fact that it crushed my private parts in the most fiendishly painful way imaginable. And the pegs were so high I had to ride the bike like Eddie Arcaro. It was fun in the twisties, though.
In a town called Glurns I found a shop that served gelato cones the size of your head. I ordered a "7-5/8."
The hotels the Eidelweiss company arranged for us were all great. You've already seen pics of some of the food. Here's one of my room.
As the trip wound down, I considered my choices for souvenirs of Germany. Something nice that I'd always have as a reminder of this wonderful trip. Since we spent a day in Switzerland, I thought a nice Swiss watch might be a good choice. I looked at these Breitlings and liked the one on the bottom right. Decided not, though, after I translated the €17,765 into dollars, it seemed a little too high. So I bought a keychain with a beer stein on it instead. Seemed more German anyway.
Finally, I do have to post at least one "I Was There" picture, and where better but the Passo Dello Stelvio, the most amazing road anywhere? That's one item off my bucket list. What's next?
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marcusorelius
Well-known member
Gee, SacMike already released and on parole!
SacramentoMike
Not Safe For Work
No stinking German jail can hold me! And by the way, Mark, there was absolutely NO truth to that spurious rumor you started. When that kangaroo escaped in Berlin, I was in Austria. And . . .Gee, SacMike already released and on parole!
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yamafitter
Reigning NERDS Granite Lane Gold Medalist
All I have to say about that is this ......We were lucky enough to be joined by a big celebrity. Wasn't he great in "The Hunt for Red October?"
