The Ultimate ///M Euro Adventure
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Take 5 BMW M's, 5 car enthusiasts, 6 European countries, 3100 miles, 81 hrs at the wheel, 18 alpine passes and a trip to the Nurburgring. 3 punctures, 1 speeding fine, temps ranging from 30 deg to zero, rain, shine and snow..... All done within 10 days with an average 300 miles per day = The Ultimate ///M Euro Adventure.......
What more is there to say other than let the many pictures do the talking!
Col de Turini
Col de la Bonette
Col d’Izoard
Col du Galibier
Col de l’Iseran (highest in the Alps at 2770m)
Col des Aravis
Grimsel Pass
Furka Pass
St. Gotthard Pass
San Bernardino Pass
Fluela Pass
Ofen Pass
Umbrail Pass
Stelvio Pass
Gavia Pass
Nockalmstrasse
Grossglocker High Alpine Road
Gerlos Alpenstrasse
The clean before the storm
Departed 0120 bound for France
First leg of the journey was a long one, some 800 miles from London to Nice, so an early morning stop and an 'attempt' at sleeping was required.
Encountering our first puncture onroute to Nice and some time out to find help with repairs
And still clean!
BMW was of little help with the repair and we ended up at an Opel dealership of all places
Repair done and Nice bound, and a very late arrival with head hitting pillow and out like a light so no further pictures but plenty of gopro footage to still go through.
Early morning Monaco run around the GP circuit French Alp bound
Col de Turini bound
And further on we go
My shotgun and co pilot for the trip thanks to my wife but he wasnt the only one lol
The road that lays ahead
Found some interesting accomodation on route
Meal times and alcohol, not sure what to say about that lol
And some great rooms with a view!
Early morning departures
And plenty of cows and bells
The mountain goat
And the many stops for the perfect mountain views. Did I mention the roads!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the magnificent scenery
We had orders!
More accommodation found along the way
and a room with a morning view
Plenty of video footage to fill in the gaps on the alp climbs and descents
But anyways, here is our room with a view from the mountain hut castle in Stelvio
Early morning sunrise
And our castle
Mountain goat
The second puncture in Italy and help and hand within minutes
http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wreckx2008/media/...
And on we go
Austria and another early morning room with a view shot
Porsche museum Austria
What more is there to say other than let the many pictures do the talking!
Col de Turini
Col de la Bonette
Col d’Izoard
Col du Galibier
Col de l’Iseran (highest in the Alps at 2770m)
Col des Aravis
Grimsel Pass
Furka Pass
St. Gotthard Pass
San Bernardino Pass
Fluela Pass
Ofen Pass
Umbrail Pass
Stelvio Pass
Gavia Pass
Nockalmstrasse
Grossglocker High Alpine Road
Gerlos Alpenstrasse
The clean before the storm
Departed 0120 bound for France
First leg of the journey was a long one, some 800 miles from London to Nice, so an early morning stop and an 'attempt' at sleeping was required.
Encountering our first puncture onroute to Nice and some time out to find help with repairs
And still clean!
BMW was of little help with the repair and we ended up at an Opel dealership of all places
Repair done and Nice bound, and a very late arrival with head hitting pillow and out like a light so no further pictures but plenty of gopro footage to still go through.
Early morning Monaco run around the GP circuit French Alp bound
Col de Turini bound
And further on we go
My shotgun and co pilot for the trip thanks to my wife but he wasnt the only one lol
The road that lays ahead
Found some interesting accomodation on route
Meal times and alcohol, not sure what to say about that lol
And some great rooms with a view!
Early morning departures
And plenty of cows and bells
The mountain goat
And the many stops for the perfect mountain views. Did I mention the roads!!!!!!!!!!!!
And the magnificent scenery
We had orders!
More accommodation found along the way
and a room with a morning view
Plenty of video footage to fill in the gaps on the alp climbs and descents
But anyways, here is our room with a view from the mountain hut castle in Stelvio
Early morning sunrise
And our castle
Mountain goat
The second puncture in Italy and help and hand within minutes
http://s417.photobucket.com/user/wreckx2008/media/...
And on we go
Austria and another early morning room with a view shot
Porsche museum Austria
We have had some great rooms with a view along our travels and another early morning shot
photo bombing I heard is the new in thing
We then make our way into Germany and on to Munich, but not the best rooms with a view....
Then it was on to Stuttgart and the Mercedes museum for Jono and I and the others on to Porsche
And no euro drive would be complete without a trip to the Ring....
And finally : )
Big thanks to Marcus aka The Navigator aka Siri 2.0 aka Mountain Goat aka oily massage, my room mate lol Hetan and his bear drinking influence, Jana for risking all and camping with Marcus after all his oily massage talk and putting up with our crude dinner chat, & my fellow aussie Jono who we came very close to smoothering his head with a pillow to drown out the snoring, and bringing along his dog to give Chocco some company.
Fantastic trip and very much look forward to the next ///M adventure.
Vids to follow.
akeithj said:
Amazing trip with some fantastic photos, I did a similar thing a few years ago, but mainly confined to France, Switzerland and Italy. Do you have a favourite peace of road/pass from the trip?
Umbrail Pass up to Stelvio was a great drive, the scenic Stelvio pass everyone knows was very overrated and a lot of traffic. Grosslockner is very scenic and some very nice driving roads.
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