Couple of pics in the Alps

Hengist · 16th August 2010, 10:10

Not sure if this is the right forum to post these, but here's a couple of pics of the old tractor on the Furka Pass in Switzerland, taken a couple of weeks ago.

Bit of a job getting up those gradients with the diesel - never got the revs up enough to kick the turbo in, so it was a real drag at times.

(actually, that was on the Nufenen Pass)

Angus

marley · 16th August 2010, 10:14

Lovely looking pics! (both the car and the scenery!). I used to work in the alps (Bavaria) many many moons ago. I went back couple of years ago (by train! with my daughter....Id love to take my car over there though! But Im a bit worried about taking it as its 7 years old and on 107 K!

sratansi · 16th August 2010, 10:21

awsome pics! i wish i could convice the mrs to do a simialr trip but with 2 kiddies under 4 might be hard.. great looking car too!

Hengist · 16th August 2010, 11:56

Cheers for the comments, guys.

1. Our car is 10 years old and has 140K on it.

As long as you make sure it's solid before you go, it'll be fine. Done it in 17 year old Celicas before.

2. We have a 3-year old.

Any more excuses?

Seriously ... we just take a 2-room tent with us and figure out interesting places where there are campsites before we go. My girlfriend is Hungarian, so we go over once a year.

This year we went down through Luxembourg, over the Alps on the main road through Switzerland and past Milan to Pisa and Florence, then up past Venice and Ljubljana towards Budapest. On the way back we came through Salzburg and SW Germany (see pics of museum in Photo forum),then Luxembourg again before heading back to Dunkirk.

Over the years we've stopped at loads of interesting places I'd not otherwise have seen - like Vienna, Prague, Regensburg, Nurnberg, Neuscwanstein, Wurzburg, Heidelberg, Karlovy Vary, Reims, Chamonix, Verona, Padova, Venice, Milan and Turin. And the St Gotthard and St Bernard Passes through the Alps.

It really is great fun - we've done it 4 times in Celicas (3 n/a and one turbo), a CR-V, a VW Sciroco (old one) and a 75 KV6 Tourer a couple of years ago. Satnav has not yet entered the equation, though I used a phone app to find the war cemetery in Dunkirk this year.

This year we did 4860 miles, at an average of 39.1mpg. Diesel cost was £590. Camping costs range from 14 Euros a night in Luxembourg (where 200 fags = 32 Euros, diesel = 98p a litre) to around 40 Euros in places like Venice and Pisa.

Thoroughly recommended.

Angus

Robson Rover Repair · 17th August 2010, 06:27

Car looks as fantastic as the scenery.

The air up there is so clean. Gave me a real buzz!

Gate Keeper · 18th August 2010, 08:13

Hello Hengist

Thanks for posting about your road trip and for the beautiful photos.

woolleysox · 18th August 2010, 08:16

stunning views thank you,

IceBlueNi · 18th August 2010, 11:55

Really great photo's, what a view. Looks like an amazing drive.

James_Death · 18th August 2010, 12:23

Lovely pics and number 3 the best for me

Tatts · 18th August 2010, 13:45

Beautiful scenary, simply stunning!

16th August 2010, 10:10	#1
Hengist Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Deer Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 2 Posts	Couple of pics in the Alps (+ Romania/Budapest) Not sure if this is the right forum to post these, but here's a couple of pics of the old tractor on the Furka Pass in Switzerland, taken a couple of weeks ago. Bit of a job getting up those gradients with the diesel - never got the revs up enough to kick the turbo in, so it was a real drag at times. (actually, that was on the Nufenen Pass) Angus Last edited by Hengist; 19th August 2010 at 12:13..

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marley Avid contributor rover 75 cdti. conn. s.e. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pontypridd Posts: 241 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Lovely looking pics! (both the car and the scenery!). I used to work in the alps (Bavaria) many many moons ago. I went back couple of years ago (by train! with my daughter....Id love to take my car over there though! But Im a bit worried about taking it as its 7 years old and on 107 K!

16th August 2010, 11:56	#4
Hengist Avid contributor MG ZT CDTi Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Deer Posts: 225 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 2 Posts	Cheers for the comments, guys. 1. Our car is 10 years old and has 140K on it. As long as you make sure it's solid before you go, it'll be fine. Done it in 17 year old Celicas before. 2. We have a 3-year old. Any more excuses? Seriously ... we just take a 2-room tent with us and figure out interesting places where there are campsites before we go. My girlfriend is Hungarian, so we go over once a year. This year we went down through Luxembourg, over the Alps on the main road through Switzerland and past Milan to Pisa and Florence, then up past Venice and Ljubljana towards Budapest. On the way back we came through Salzburg and SW Germany (see pics of museum in Photo forum),then Luxembourg again before heading back to Dunkirk. Over the years we've stopped at loads of interesting places I'd not otherwise have seen - like Vienna, Prague, Regensburg, Nurnberg, Neuscwanstein, Wurzburg, Heidelberg, Karlovy Vary, Reims, Chamonix, Verona, Padova, Venice, Milan and Turin. And the St Gotthard and St Bernard Passes through the Alps. It really is great fun - we've done it 4 times in Celicas (3 n/a and one turbo), a CR-V, a VW Sciroco (old one) and a 75 KV6 Tourer a couple of years ago. Satnav has not yet entered the equation, though I used a phone app to find the war cemetery in Dunkirk this year. This year we did 4860 miles, at an average of 39.1mpg. Diesel cost was £590. Camping costs range from 14 Euros a night in Luxembourg (where 200 fags = 32 Euros, diesel = 98p a litre) to around 40 Euros in places like Venice and Pisa. Thoroughly recommended. Angus

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