Tornanti_2...Three Weeks Of Carve Till Ya Barf!!

motorradrudi

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The story has begun!

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Can't wait for the rest!

Best greatings from Germany
Rudi
 

glitch

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Well and truly, mate :woot:
Just upping the pics for Day2....the day in Aarau's Old Town, packing the bikes...and trying to find some food in Muhen on a Sunday night :bang:
 

glitch

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Pitchdark….5.15am….there’s no holding back.
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I’m up… and out 10 mins later, picking my way through the narrow lanes out of town… retracing the way the Mader-van had taken yesterday arvo. Come past the corn-field and pinch a corn-on-the-cob….early breakfast, and it’s delicious!!
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Still dark, the traffic on the A1 Autobahn is surprising for a Sunday morning. I grab one of the keys in my pocket…it fits Marty’s GS8…shove the helmet onto the noggin and slowly tootle back along those narrow lanes….even the very fine drizzle/ fog can’t dampen the spirits the slightest.

By now most of the bunch is up…today being a rest-day’ to shake some of that jet-lag and time-difference.
Off to breakfast to that little café down the road….the one with those delicious croissants and Bircher Muesli Yoghurt.
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Pumpkinheads?
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Juuust checking the menu for tonight, eh? Closed?? Yo, closed on Sundays!!
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The tram/train trip into Aarau only takes 10min..but Marty heard something…

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Being the old charmer that he is, it’s a 20sec pick-up
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She’s a push-over!!
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….dropping off Tim first for his backpack-retrieval mission to Geneva…

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I’ll tell ya where to go, dear
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….then exploring the Old Town of Aarau.
Situated at a major Swiss river, the Aare, one thing stick out immediately: this town/ small city has seen some wealth, at least in the past.

A river means transport (at least in the old days before trains and roads)…transport means commerce and trade, which in return bring money into town. And not just money, but also a wider horizon, as the river also allows travel.

The buildings of the old town are simply astonishing!!!.... richly decorated with elaborate timber-and tin work….and then add the paintings!!
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Coming along for a stroll ??
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The old (and still current) market place
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Just look at those decorated eaves
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glitch

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The more we look, the more there is….this is never ending!! What a stunning place…and we had NO idea. Listen to the locals!!

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Joerg from MotoMader had mentioned the Old Town being something special but hadn’t let on, what to expect. Sure glad we followed the advice!!

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That post has sure seen a few centuries
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Open drains…the neat way
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glitch

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Someone taking a Sunday bath…..GOTCHA!! 10X zoom does that…
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“Town Church”…rebuilt 1471-78 in place of an earlier church…the bell tower from 1442 was re-used and extended in 1663.
The organ from 1728, total renovation in the mid-60s….ahhhh, 1960 that is.
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YES….rego for pushies!!
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The local stone mason….glued to the old city walls
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We’re just standing there, mouth agape….drooling!!
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Then this…one sign above the entrance, the other carved into a stone below.
All up it looks like this used to be some children’s hospital or surgery at some time.
Chindli=Kind=Child….Chirurgo Publico Aloysius = surgery-public-Aloysius
Alosyius’s Public Children Hospital?
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glitch

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A couple of shots after leaving the magical old town…a bike (scoot?) rack with nothing locked
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And some weird modern-day plastic of all sorts of storybook-characters
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Back to Muhen and some superb refreshments along the way….Moike just HAD to give this a go !!
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…and onto the bikes !! Slowly walking along fields and paddocks, carrying helmets and gear… MotoMader is only 20 mins away.

Then it’s onto adjusting bars and mirrors, fixing the RAM mounts and all that.
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…with advice from above.
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The search for some grub proves a bit harder tonight, everything…but EVERYTHING…. is closed!!

We finish up at a lonely Pizzeria near the very end of the 3km main street.
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The poor guys didn’t know what hit them…but came up with some good pizzas and a couple of bottles of vino in the end.
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Even had a nosy visitor…the local hedgehog
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After that vino things got a bit hazy….
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Finally back at Tornanti HQ….
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…where Marty found something else to play with
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Can’t wait for the morning!!
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stewy

Still young and stupid
this might sound stupid but where are all the people, does anybody live in those houses :???:
 

Hytram

<-- now went that way
Being the old charmer that he is, it’s a 20sec pick-up
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She’s a push-over!!
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I thought we discussed what happens on the trip, stays on the trip? :evil:

I mean, I can handle it, but what about poor old Daisy, she did nothing wrong and now she has to explain her actions.... silly old cow anyway


Now I am not looking forward to the pics of the valley in Switzerland with Doris the Goat :eek:
 
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