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After long and after a delay plans in June, I went on a walking route Brasov-Krakow - Bratislava - Vienna - Arriach - Budapest - Brasov. Although the two engines had to leave, after I left alone. Mileage gathered a little over 4000, all without any problems, which surprised me a little considering that Moto is 18 and I went with luggage and passengers, but went the clock, except for gasoline and lubricating the chain, nothing. Even pressure in the wheels.
These are countries where I was, I had to hostel accommodation and hostels + 3 nights in a rented apartment Arriach in the Alps.

I had to go on at 2 am, but as torrential rains have delayed the 7am and well I did, I had a super long beautiful day.
Hehe Moto departure, the first break ...

The road in Romania, in Brasov to Bors was beautiful, relatively good, but obviously a few problems ... the hills before Cluj paved, which create infernal queues at the entrance of Oradea is paved and a new cap uncle with me directed the belt (that I understand why) and so I learned that although I did not believe there belt in May destroyed and criminal than that of Constanta. With more swearing I came Bors customs, went to Debrecen and then decided not to take the highway to Miskolc but a national road. Super nice way, free (I think I met some cars all the way), a asflat dream and a sunset ... what you want more?
Hehe asphalt and traffic between Debrecen and Miskolc. I recalled Debrecen interesting, roads and traffic much better than the Budapest-Szeged-Nadlac.

The first overnight stay - Miskolc, Uni-Hotel, very, highly recommend. Unfortunately we got to Miskolc somewhere around 18:30 and closes on 19 Tapolca swimming, so with regret I skipped swimming in the cave.

The next day, starting from Miskolc to Poprad on mountain roads, through Dobšiná. Landscapes, good pavement, a little rain. After Poprad to Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains, with some emotion in Poprad that is working on a big bridge to GPS wandered about their deviations ... but eventually went after I admired the Tatra Mountains in the fog, through a drizzle and annoying, I have to admire Zakopane ski slopes jumps. Here we had some problems because nobody accepts EUR, is quite complicated to look ATM but eventually you're doing ... .

And so the evening we arrived in Krakow, where we had accommodation in the center, few steps from Wawel and Square. After a quick unpacking we went to see Krakow night, which was more beautiful than when I was eight years ago. An image with Wisla Krakow in the center and two with Wawel Castle:

The next morning I went to Auschwitz, located about 65 km from Krakow. Good roads, but very crowded. I omitted to say earlier that up to Krakow, the best roads were in Hungary, the Slovaks did not quite compete in asflatari good ...
On entering the museum, although until now has been free since August 3 put condition (due to congestion) that all who go independent to join a guided group were 5-6 languages. Cost something like 33 zlotys per person, but worth it if this guide is all the money. And given that systems using reception and headphones for each, everything is OK, you should not bother to hear the guide says. After 15 hours is free, but as I said, worth every penny guide, plus we went with all their guided bus Auschwitz II Birkenau, 3 km away, where I was stunned by the total area and number of barracks ... .
Some pictures of the Auschwitz I museum ... comments are useless.

Auschwitz II Birkenau

... The ruins of gas chambers, crematoria and barracks. Only a fraction of the hundreds of shacks were left standing, the rest see only foundations and brick heating systems.
The monument erected in 1967 in Auschwitz II Birkenau and a commemorative plaque in Romanian.

For those interested, more information about the Auschwitz museum can be found here: http://en.auschwitz.org.pl/m/

The only problem I had with museum skin suits and helmets, it's pretty hard to deal with them about the heat ... I envied those in shirt and shorts, but that's ... no one said that life of biker is comfortable.

After visiting the museum, we returned to Krakow to visit Wawel and the city. I ate at a terrace in Square where I was super impressed, I admired ad-hoc performances that take place there (a troupe of break dancing, a puppet show super interesting, etc. ..).

After two nights in Krakow, we went to the Czech Republic, where I met some sensational roads, more than slovakia, full of bikers and cyclists. I hailed one of Aro 10 which probably did not understand why, maybe after seeing the Romanian flag to be caught ... Speaking of, I went through several cities in the Czech Republic, very chic, I loved.
Before you get out of Poland, I found something on my soul, on a stand.

After a walk through the Czech Republic, I went to Bratislava. Maybe I got new parts interesting, but I would also include the list of cities to visit. I spent an hour on the Danube and took it from there to Vienna. Pictures from Bratislava have fewer because most characters are and I do not get to post the photos here Iola (Io La Mare La Munte Io, Io In Bratislava). There will be some photos blah blah, you later ....

We slept one night in Vienna on Hütteldorf Hostel and then I went to the Alps, with a stop on the banks Neusiedle See, Rust, where there had been several years ago and I loved it. And return in the Alps was still at Rust, but overnight stay and walk on the lake by boat.
So a few photos from Vienna, Rust (See Neusiedle is part of the border between Austria and Hungary) and a few pictures taken in a few minutes of rest ....

After Rust, I went to the Alps, had reservations Arriach, the center region of Carinthia. All information to know for riders traveling in this area can be found on the website: http://www.motorrad.kaernten.at/
Are there pensions, service, weather and new routes in the area.

Of all those routes, we chose two, routes 2 and 6, that the Grossglockner and the passing through Italy and Slovenia.

Some photos from Arriach arrival and visit to a restaurant in the small mountain village. A cat walks slowly through the tables and try to be a welcoming host. I wonder what would have emerged if the monster scandal in a restaurant here would be like a cat ... in 5 min from the OPC ProTv everyone would be present as the bear ....

20 m from the house where I rented apartment paved mountain road began to seem like a simple path but it was a road tax of 6 eur. I asked the host and told us it's a beautiful mountain road with great scenery. We went on it about 4 km, show clean, but even I reached the toll barrier, so more likely would have been nice. We went back for the dusk.

In Arriach we found the river, a friend from Germany who held several days of walking in the Alps. So the next day we went on tour with Glossglockner.

As you can see to get the Grossglockner be paid a fee of EUR 18 / engine or 28 eur / car. The barrier and up to Franz Josef Hohe where you can admire the Grossglockner glacier are landscapes. We caught a little while closed, but the scenery was so great.

After a rest from Franz Josef Hohe, I continued on to the other side of the mountains. The highest point on that road is 2504 m after descent in the North, we stopped at a guesthouse motoretisti, as you see in pictures. There were no SOP and we had a lucky maximum total amount of payment at the table for all three was less than 1 eur all what we had on us ... We had children with people there counting all the pennies ... lucky that I never asked another juice to remain at the dishwasher .

Upon returning home I went through a tunnel of 6.5 km for which I paid another entry in St.Michael eur 4.5 and the second I avoided an asphalt road with a way cool, but with some steep slopes fffff, steeper than I ever got off the motor. Pavement was wet, spit, I was shaking hands on the handlebars of my ... after about 10-15 km we reached the woods and we headed for Villach. Here other mishaps, I fed directly to the pump card, something about 11 eur. Home while watching the Raiffeisen Online, I had fallen no more and no less than 130 EUR for that transaction. We do only a few days later with those of Raiffeisen Direct and only a picture of receipt, otherwise we were convinced that a plane fueled with unleaded petrol so. So PEELED eye on where you can if you use electronic means. Otherwise I use the card everywhere, from food to gasoline, shopping, hotel, etc ... all razor.

The next day, starting the tour to Italy and Slovenia, to eat a lasagna at home. Beautiful northern Italy, even beautiful f.
But to let the stories and go to pictures, this topic is the section images of travel, not bedtime stories. So walk through ski resorts in Italy and Slovenia (the picture you see as major roads and highways must vignette), which ended with a visit to Hein Gericke and Louis in Villach, for oaresce shopping. I would not be forgiven him if we pass them and he made havoc in their ...

Border between Austria and Slovenia is still vigorously guarded ....

Hein Gericke and Louis visiting shopping profile ...

And how could visit the Alps without a bath in a great mountain lake, with water I would not be out there ....

Lake Faak above is located near Villach.

I put a night shift operation chain kit for the BMW F650, began to show signs of becoming more pronounced destruction to ride the glacier. Not easy with a kit of one piece chain, you always torment those basculele ...
Host, nice guy, gave us some hollow and he saw that the action is prolonged, brought us two beers cold. I liked it, great guy.

The next day, the direction of Rust, on the banks Neusiedle See, we give the boat on the lake and drink a wine famous. We rented an electric boat and went across the lake, I found a box where no one was thatched home, I parked the man on the terrace and we put in a bathroom. Nice there, cosmelie's why I would hire myself for a few days just to find where to rent .

After boating on Neusiedle See, I started a discussion about the Austrian goulash that no matter how good, not like in Hungary. So we took the engine and went to South by Sopron, Hungary, goulash at home to test. Personally, I liked more than goulash in Vienna and even Rust. About one in Szeklerland not speak. Who wants good goulash, by going to Odorheiul Secuiesc, not in Hungary. I think it's like Italian food, which is much better outside of Italy.

The first picture is the dedication to my favorite ungurianul .... Jeff, who gave me the Romanian flag embroidered on the jacket (shown in picture above).

After one night at Rust, we went to Romania, River to Mainz.

We chose to visit Budapest, I got relatively easy to Citadel where I made a short break visitor and souvenirs. Do not forget: you do not know how many had the opportunity to hear a rescue near Budapest ... Brother, you turn on your siren heart lies instead, I think that is heard in Bucharest.

After the break of the Citadel, we crossed the city with quite a lot of weight because Romans arrived and there I think ... is asflateaza Budapest. Deviations above deviations, paths painted white ba, ba .... yellow glow and traffic jammed bad.

I went hard in Budapest, I took a lunch break after Szeged and then our beautiful country to Savarsin where we stayed in a hostel overnight (I did not I called Misu Romania, believe that when sleeping we got).

Savarsin road from Brasov, in fact the Nadlac in Brasov quality impressed me. Up to Sebes asflat laser. Sebes, a general brambureala that begins about 3 km before the city and where you lose at least 1 hour. Sibiu and Fagaras, as crowded and unprepared to take traffic on DeNeu. And with all this good tarmac, crazy in traffic sucks. If we were a band that's why many emergency like the Sibiu area (and the E85 from Bucharest to Moldova) maaaaaaare I think part of the problem would be solved.

We ended the trip with less than 4000 km, 9 nights accommodation and a hole in the budget of 5,500 lei.
Accommodation cost us about 15 Euro / person in Miskolc, 15 Eur / person / night in Cracow (breakfast included), 17.5 euros to Vienna (all with breakfast), 50 Eur / night suite in Arriach (fully equipped apartment bedroom and living room, so about 4 seats), 22 eur at Rust (with breakfast) and 40 euro / person to Savarsin.

Gas we paid between 1 Euro / liter and 1.32 Euro / liter. In Austria I found f bad gasoline. Or maybe my engine (who spent 14 years living in Austria) is fed up with it :)). My engine consumption, with passenger and luggage ton you see in pictures - somewhere between 4.5 and 5.5%. A big difference (in minus) from previous years, mainly due to change chain kit. But I too jumped from 140 km / h, I generally go out of town 120 km / h, not more.

Highway fee: 4.5 EUR in Austria on 10 days (although I did not go on the highway, distance from the Rust Arriach highway made me choose otherwise fixed did double time) and 4.5 eur in Hungary (I think 4 days, not sure). So the original plan had no highway, on the Balaton, but because the festival does not know what was more difficult to find accommodation at lake Balaton lake so I postponed for a later date.

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