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Woke up in southern Germany. Back on the autobahn, but it only took around an hour before I entered Austria, and that meant totally different roads. Suddenly you enter “Heidi, the hills are alive with the sound of music”-land. Winding roads going up and down. I deliberately drove via Ulm instead of the slightly shorter route via Münich, because you then get scenic route and twisty roads. You know tight hairpin roads like Stelvio Pass, but here the hairpins have grown, and you have two lanes going up and can do the hairpin 180 degrees at about 90 km/t racing up the hill (if you have the power ). Great fun. And many other twisty roads where I played with motorcycles, some of them clearly on a suicide mission..

Music is important. As soon as I entered the Alps, I put on Pavarotti’s top 50. Yes Opera. I listen to opera very seldom, but here it was appropriate. I listened to opera constantly for the next 4-5 hours. Perfect!

When I again needed more gas, I came across something rare these days: service. An employee offered to help me fill up! Really? Since I have two tanks meaning hose across the back of the car and you have to use a certain angle to not get the automatic stop all the time, I asked him to let me do it myself. I of course tipped him for staying away, not his fault that I’m sensitive, right?

Again I have to say, those roads were just as exciting as the German roads had been boring. When entering Italy, I could have been on motorway almost all the way, more beautiful surroundings, but I turned off and went via Cortina D’Ampezzo. Even better twisty roads. Fabulous!