Alps Greatest Hits Tour......

[EVskiy]

Your pics aren’t to bad either, Martin.

The breakfast selection at the hotel this morning isn’t bad but good lord almighty, they need a new person to do the washing up. Took three plates of the top other stack and all still had breakfast from the morning before.

Selection included fry your own eggs, anyway, I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

Hotel:

Hotel location zoomed out for a general information.

Zoomed in on actual location:

It is located up the side of the mountain approximately 20-25 minute ride from The Valley bellow.



It is cheap at around £60 a night including breakfast.
Breakfast was massively impersonal. There were only two rooms occupied last night if judging by amount of people came down for breakfast.



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[Nutty]

That hotel looks familiar

 

[EVskiy]

That hotel looks familiar

Does it now?


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[EVskiy]

A coffee break with a view!

If you are around this part of Suisse, watch out for a giant rabbit.

The Wobbly bridge:

And the views from it:

Roads today a a bit Chill...

Since speeding in Switzerland can be a bit heavy on the wallet and your personal mental health

After leaving hotel this morning, I just came round the corner and was treated with this view. Which was much welcome.

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Why am I on a fucking train with a load of drunk commuters

They probably only drink because they have to share a train with you...

 

[Arsey]

Ev,

You may have seen a giant rabbit but did you get a selfie with a camel ??

Limousin to Africa in a day . I’m fucked !!

 

[Arsey]

Back ‘home’ at my place in Brittany.
Done 1812 miles since I left here last Sunday.
Bike has been faultless, obviously!
Not seen a drop of rain and it’s been pretty much mid 20s all week temperature wise. Great trip and great company for the best bit in the middle.

Might potter out for lunch on the ATAS tomorrow though it might actually rain!! Then home on Monday.

 

[Tinytim]

Enjoyed it thanks

 

[Arsey]

Forgot to add that the H2 SX was using about 2 litres less per fill up than Ev’s 1290 which surprised me.

And yet again we saw very few Brits abroad.

The RDGA in particular was packed with bikes,mainly French, German and Dutch.

I think I saw 4 British registered bikes all week.

Was the same last time I was in the region.Weird.

 

[Nutty]

And yet again we saw very few Brits abroad.

The RDGA in particular was packed with bikes,mainly French, German and Dutch.

I think I saw 4 British registered bikes all week.

Was the same last time I was in the region.Weird.

Result

 

[Arsey]

I must apologise for the appalling tardy update from the 3L, but it appears his route planning is fucking shite and he didn’t pitch up in deepest Italy until 2100 last night. The poor thing then had to go source a tasteless green pizza :

I’m sure he’ll be along at some point with a proper update.
I dunno, leave him alone for 24 hours and his plans have gone to pot !

 

[Arsey]

I’ve nipped out to lunch at La Mulette in Moncontour.
Doris actually recommended it to me but I’ve not been until now as g/f is virtually veggie and the menu is heavily meat or moules based.

I had the Aiguillette de poulet au cidre et lardons which was delicious. Even the chips were very delicious

 

[Nutty]

I’ve nipped out to lunch at La Mulette in Moncontour.
Doris actually recommended it to me but I’ve not been until now as g/f is virtually veggie and the menu is heavily meat or moules based.

I had the Aiguillette de poulet au cidre et lardons which was delicious. Even the chips were very delicious

You forgot the ketchup and mayonnaise for the chips

 

[EVskiy]

You forgot the ketchup and mayonnaise for the chips

He’s even open in for the sack full of dry bread grass tha is Veggies love


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[Arsey]

Nice to be back on the ATAS

 

[Arsey]

Done

 

[Arsey]

Consigned to the garage . First rain since I left !
I’ll wash it next week

 

[EVskiy]

Consigned to the garage . First rain since I left !
I’ll wash it next week

Nice little collection there....


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[Arsey]

Ev is still out there. He got sun stroke today

 

[Slipperyeel]

Follow up....

From Col de la Madaleine, I’ve headed out toward Bourg Saint Maurice.
At Séez, I’ve picked up D1090 leading up to the winter sports resort of La Roserie and onto Col du Petit Saint-Bernard on a French-Italian border. D1090 turns into SS26, which I took up to La Thuile and turned off in town towards SR39 leading up to Colle San Carlo and into town of Morgex.
Empty road, newly laid road surface but very bumpy. Doable on an adventure bike.... watch out for ruts/potholes....
From Morgex I took SS26 yet again towards Aosta, where I turned off towards SS27 leading to Italian-Swiss border. I did not fancy paying a toll fee (yet again) to use their tunnel, so opted in to go over Great Saint Bernard Pass instead. Something I wanted to do for a long time now. Last time I attempted to go over it in May 2016 with certain Astro of this parish, we had to turn around halfway up, as pass was snowed under.

Having happily now crossed into Switzerland, I was enjoying the smooth roads and well manicured grass verges. It was a final push to get to the hotel by 8:30pm latest, as I was over two and a half hours late by this time to arrive, having taken to much time out to with all those irresistible photo opportunities.

Arrived at the hotel De La Post in La Tzoumaz at 8:25pm local time. In other words, the last 45 minutes were traveled in pitch black darkness.

The Hotel: Being run by a Brazilian couple, room including breakfast was CHF 79.50. Which isn’t bad, but place is in need of major upgrade and change of fittings. My dinner of a large glass of Swiss beer a pizza and a salad cost CHF 31.00 which is allot in my opinion.
Would I recommend it you you lot? Well if you sort of person that does not care much, then it’ll be fine. For those who like things to be functional (not broken) despite being basic, then I would suggest you look elsewhere. I personally would not stay again.

To summarise all the Col’s I’ve visited today.

Col du Glandon
Col de la Madeleine
Col du Perit Saint-Bernard
Colle San Carlo (Italy)
Colle del Gran San Bernardo (Italy/Switzerland)

The pickies:

Col de la Madeleine

On my way up to the La Rosserie Resort. Last year it was cold and damp. Missus however took an opportunity to rest though.

Pics from last year:

Bourg Saint-Maurice Down bellow over there:

Col du Perit Saint-Bernard:

This was rather appropriate at the time:

A snow capped Mont Blanc can be seen in the distance:

Colle San Carlo:

For a minute I thought what the....?

Colle del Gran San Bernardo:

The previous turning point. Not this time though.

Can’t beat the sun lit peaks!

The mist is setting in for the night. It was only 8°c up the top with a bit of a draft coming up the pass. Brrr

As I arrived so late, there is no picture of the hotel, but here is my meal and digs if some of you care to worry about it.

Laters!


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Thanks for sharing. Personally I'm very familiar with the Gran San Bernardino pass. I do it every summer. One day I'll get time to do a little tour of more cols like you, but usually I'm only just past half way heading south when I get to the GSB. Really interesting to see the weather change! I've been stopped a couple of times and forced to take their super expensive tunnel! Even in 'summer'. I just try to remind myself that the tunnel entrance is already at 2000m.



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