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//Day 74 /24-05-22 /Bled-Anneheim

I slept as a rose.It rained during the night until 5 in the morning. Around 6.30 I started to breakup camp….The tent was wet from the rain but luckily the sun appeared and I was able to dry the tent reasonably. I had breakfast at the shores of lake Bled with croissants and orange juice….the view hard to beat. 




Today I would be leaving Slovenia, and as such the Balkan…Slovenia may be geographical part of the Balkan but cultural  I felt I left the Balkan already when leaving Croatia. Today the cycling was just great, following most of the day a part of the fantastic Alpe Adria cycle way, which runs from Salzburg to Grado in Italy, partly on an old railway track.I cycled small roads with the mountains as a the decor, all the  time on dedicated cycle paths. Thanks to the European Union I crossed the frontiers of Slovenia, Italy (yes, I spend 15 kilometer in Italy today) and Austria without any hassle. The only notice between Slovenia and Italy was a signpost indicating I was leaving Slovenia and entering Italy. The frontier infrastructure between Italy and Austria still exists but was altered in an art work…the old border buildings were painted gold….













A lot of cyclists, individuals, groups, locals and tourists passed me, I’m clearly no longer the solo Zorro cyclist in a small Bulgarian or Romanian village…but one of the many in cycling Disneyland…..
I made a small detour to vist Villach city, definitely ‘vaut le detour’ ; an a old castle overlooking the town, most of the center pedestrian, old buildings, bars, restaurants, relax atmosphere….and  great icecream. After another 10K I arrived at camping in  Anneheim located at the shores of  Ossiacher See (lake).. During the day it had became warm and sunny so it was great to finally have a swim, the water temperature of the lake  was better then expected and as result I had a second swim in the evening. 











In the evening I had dinner in the camping-restaurant…which tasted as it should do in a camping-restaurant….Tonight rain I
Is forecasted….I’m looking forward to the sound of rain falling down on my tent, I’m not looking forward to pack a wet tent tomorrow morning…

The bike shop in Salzburg, where I planned to change my front gear also informed me that the required part will be available the soonest in 2 to 3 weeks, even if I was a big family von Trapp fan 2 weeks Salzburg seems a little to much.

Tomorrow I wil cycle to a camping in Mallnitz to take the day after the Tauern tunnel-train and avoid a climb to 2350 meters, a little bit to much of a climb for Black Horse, I have to spare the old horse don’t I.

Lessons Learned :
  • An unexpectedly you are in Italy.
  • The last 2 days 3 people recommended me to cycle home via the Bodensee.
  • There is more chance to win the lottery then to get bicycle parts you need.
Song of the day : Night Swimming - REM

















Comments

  1. Leentje Vanlee5/24/22, 9:46 PM

    Pretty nice photos as usual! Loved the views! Enjoy the last days of your trip!

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  2. Anonymous5/25/22, 12:13 AM

    De laatste 6 ! 👍

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  3. Lieve meirsman5/25/22, 8:14 AM

    DE foto's waren prachtig, dit is een streek waar ik van hou, prachtige bergen en dalen, mooie dorpen en leuke mensen, De bodensee is zeker mooi om te zien, verwacht nog meer mooie foto's. Geniet van deze streek

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  4. Liliane vanlee5/25/22, 8:45 AM

    Weeral heel mooie fotos gekregen en jij hebt zo te horen een leuke fietsdag gehad. Hopelijk niet te veel regen gehad deze nacht w..ant een natte tent inpakken is echt niet leuk .
    Veel plezier bij het vervolg van jouw reis.

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