Yeah, the food is definitely getting proper German now.
A little trip to Budapest
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You’ll be an expert on schnitzel and other fried meats, by the end of the trip 
To convert, what I take to be veal, add an anchovy or two (keeping the egg) for an excellent Holstein.
To convert, what I take to be veal, add an anchovy or two (keeping the egg) for an excellent Holstein.
This morning, a bit of scenery. This is looking down on the Mosel river and town of Piesport.
I will be back here in September for the Winefest.
I will be back here in September for the Winefest.
Lovely placeThis morning, a bit of scenery. This is looking down on the Mosel river and town of Piesport.
I will be back here in September for the Winefest.
Mate of mine ( a fellow GSer) is working at the event in Budapest. He’s been there for a few days already and posted some nice pictures
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Think he’s allowed to take the bike out for demo rides. Lucky lad. 
Today we rode from Trier to Ulm. Awesome twisties in the morning and then a blast down the autobahn to Ulm.
Some culture:
The highest church steeple in the world. Apparently.
It’s very nice here. Dinner in 30 minutes.
Some culture:
The highest church steeple in the world. Apparently.
It’s very nice here. Dinner in 30 minutes.
No genuine bikermate post is complete without the use of the word, ‘awesome’.
Looks like a good trip
How was the evening’s schnitzel?
Looks like a good trip
How was the evening’s schnitzel?
Well, sorry for not updating this over the last few days, but things got a bit out of control. On Monday 19th, we left Ulm and headed down towards Austria. On the A7 autobahn about 60 miles south of Ulm, one of our group decided to make an unscheduled dismount and hurl his bike down the motorway at about 100mph.
The pack of bikes was running at 74mph on my cruise control. There was me and another two bikes at the front, then a bit of a gap was developing, and another 8 bikes further behind. One rider near the back decided to come up to the front and gave it a big handful. He must have been passing the rest of the bikes at significantly past 100 mph, when he developed a front wheel wobble, turning into a tank slapper which promptly ejected him from the bike. They parted company and both bounced, flipped and rolled along the A7 until coming to a halt.
Luckily enough, the A7 was nearly empty of traffic, he didn't get run over or hit anything solid. He was a very lucky boy indeed and his protective clothing did the job.
Broken shoulder blade, 5 broken ribs, 3 broken toes. Lots of bruising, but he has all of his skin. The bike is a mess though and will almost certainly be written off. The German emergency services were on site in about 7 minutes and took him to hospital. German Police recovered the bike and put that into storage. All in all, the German emergency services were incredible. Luckily we had a couple of native German speakers in the group too.
Speaking to the rider the next day, all he could tell me is that he booted it to get up the front, realised he was going too fast and totally shut off the throttle. He "may" have grabbed a handful of brake at the same time.
Anyway. That put a damper on the day. In the end, most of us continued to Zell am See asper the original plan, but a few hours later than expected, The rider's best mate stayed with him in hospital and then joined us the following day once everything was 100% sorted. One point to note - he has since found out that his travel insurance only covered him for bikes up to 120cc....so he's going to have to pay to get himself back home.
The bloke on the left took the unscheduled dismount.
The pack of bikes was running at 74mph on my cruise control. There was me and another two bikes at the front, then a bit of a gap was developing, and another 8 bikes further behind. One rider near the back decided to come up to the front and gave it a big handful. He must have been passing the rest of the bikes at significantly past 100 mph, when he developed a front wheel wobble, turning into a tank slapper which promptly ejected him from the bike. They parted company and both bounced, flipped and rolled along the A7 until coming to a halt.
Luckily enough, the A7 was nearly empty of traffic, he didn't get run over or hit anything solid. He was a very lucky boy indeed and his protective clothing did the job.
Broken shoulder blade, 5 broken ribs, 3 broken toes. Lots of bruising, but he has all of his skin. The bike is a mess though and will almost certainly be written off. The German emergency services were on site in about 7 minutes and took him to hospital. German Police recovered the bike and put that into storage. All in all, the German emergency services were incredible. Luckily we had a couple of native German speakers in the group too.
Speaking to the rider the next day, all he could tell me is that he booted it to get up the front, realised he was going too fast and totally shut off the throttle. He "may" have grabbed a handful of brake at the same time.
Anyway. That put a damper on the day. In the end, most of us continued to Zell am See asper the original plan, but a few hours later than expected, The rider's best mate stayed with him in hospital and then joined us the following day once everything was 100% sorted. One point to note - he has since found out that his travel insurance only covered him for bikes up to 120cc....so he's going to have to pay to get himself back home.
The bloke on the left took the unscheduled dismount.
Here's where he ended up. No pics of the bike or accident.
Anyway, he's alive if a bit busted up. Very lucky indeed.
So we carried on into Austria and finally found some mountains
Look - there they are!
Anyway, he's alive if a bit busted up. Very lucky indeed.
So we carried on into Austria and finally found some mountains
Look - there they are!
First of all, up the Gerloss Pass to the Krimml Waterfalls for a quick look and then on to Zell al See via some other beautiful roads.
Zell am See was a bit of a pain for parking as the hotel's promised bike parking fit about 6 bikes max. But we got it done, chucked some butter in the fridge, said some Hail Marys and had dinner. We had a little sprinkle of rain as we came into Zell am See, but it was just nice as it gave a bit of respite from the 30C+ heat.
No Schnitzel for me - I went Thai instead. But there was Schnitzel had in the group, so that was all fine.
The bloke in the hospital had cheese and bread.
No Schnitzel for me - I went Thai instead. But there was Schnitzel had in the group, so that was all fine.
The bloke in the hospital had cheese and bread.
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Hope you have a good trip in spite of the accident
When you get to Budapest you have to try the fois gras - not a block put a fillet fried in a pan
Melts in your mouth 🍽🍽🍽
When you get to Budapest you have to try the fois gras - not a block put a fillet fried in a pan
Melts in your mouth 🍽🍽🍽
That is absolutely on the menu. I am going to try and find some of that today. I've had it here before and it was absolutely incredible.
Still trying to catch up on this trip report.
Next morning we started off with the Grossglockner high alpine road. We got up early and had a fantastic run up the mountain. The weather was perfect, the road clear and dry. I really couldn’t ask for better.
At the top, you could see for miles and miles. You really do feel as if you are at the top of the world.
Not all of us braved the cobbles up the highest viewpoint, but those that did had what is probably the highest coffee in Europe
Next morning we started off with the Grossglockner high alpine road. We got up early and had a fantastic run up the mountain. The weather was perfect, the road clear and dry. I really couldn’t ask for better.
At the top, you could see for miles and miles. You really do feel as if you are at the top of the world.
Not all of us braved the cobbles up the highest viewpoint, but those that did had what is probably the highest coffee in Europe
travel insurance only covered him for bikes up to 120cc...?????????
Glad the rider is relatively ok.
No adequate travel insurance?
Bit of a rookie mistake as we all know to check.
They may not pay his medical bills.
No adequate travel insurance?
Bit of a rookie mistake as we all know to check.
They may not pay his medical bills.
Well, they looked after him well enough in the German hospital. All the surgery and drugs was covered via his GHICC card. He wasn't covered for repatriation though and one of his mates drove over to pick him up. He's home now and hobbling around.
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