Today was our last riding day in Italy and also this will be the last post in this "Back to Italy" blog.
We rode from Bologna, Italy to Innsbruck, Austria crossing the southern part of the Alps, but this time on highway. It was still majestic. Cloud cover was low and we had some great picture opportunities.
But before leaving Bologna we went to do a visit to the Ducati museum. Although small the museum is very nicely done and gives an excellent overview of Ducati and their proud history. As a sign of the times, as we wee entering the first vehicle we saw was an Audi A1 giving a clear message that Audi (now the owners of Ducati) will take this investment seriously. Looking forward to increased competition with BMW which I am sure will benefit all of us consumers.
We spent one hour there and then also went to visit the apparel shop although we did not find anything that took our fancy so we left and took a quick tour of Bologna.
As most of the hold city is closed to motor vehicles we had to see it from a bit afar but it is clear that Bologna is a rich city (by Italian standards) and is being well taken care of. Driving here is also much easier than down south as these Italians are more law abiding that their cousins closer to the warm sun.
Arrival in the Alps was very beautiful and I felt sorry we did not have more time to go up a coupled cols (Passos) but as we wanted to get to Innsbruck still early we pressed on.
For lunch we stopped at Auto Grill on highway. We have found these very good and their food is of high quality and reasonable prices. They are also very convenient and help save time.
Entry in Austria was uneventful. I just love the new border process in Europe. There was a significant change of driving mentality as we crossed over as everyone in Austria adheres to speed limits.
We arrived in Innsbruck at dusk and could still see the high mountains around the city. We are looking forward to see the city on daylight tomorrow.
For dinner we had some snacks. We will wake up early and be quite hungry at breakfast tomorrow ;-).
Tomorrow we start a new adventure (and thus a new blog). We will call it the UK Adventure where the first days will be to travel and get there.
Grazie Mille, e Arriverdecci Italia ...
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VIDEOS
Ducati Museum Tour (there are 5 videos of about 2 mins each)
Click HERE for all the pictures of Ducati Museum
Click HERE for all the picture for Day 8
Posted by Armando
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