Balttiarallaa Revolutions Gallery

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Southern harbor, Helsinki, ready to go.
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On board.
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Mikko trying out new biking shoes.
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Morning on the ferry to Sweden.
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Adjusting the bikes on Nynäsleden.
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A familiar song guided us to the ice cream break.
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Ice cream as the starter, another as the dessert.
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Task: Find two similar ones.
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Sami became a good Hemglass mannequin. Sami is cool. :)
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Swedish countryside idyll.
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Runic stone. I guess it wasn't 100% original.
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Largish snack in Nynäshamn.
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Boarding a ship again, heading for Gdansk.
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View down from the upper deck.
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Ship's aeronautic crew, member number 8.
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Mikko tested how a two person cabin can be reconfigured to a four person one.
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Picking up some breakfast.
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Bikeway leading to the center of Gdansk.
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No spare pedal cranks. Damn.
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Solidarity monument in Gdansk.
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Gdansk railway station.
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Europe's biggest medieval crane.
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Astronomical clock from the 15th century.
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View from the St. Mary's church tower.
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A lonely tank guarding the grass field.
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This is how bikeways should be.
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The "Difficult to travel" section.
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Polish version of a dent on the road. Uwaga!
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Road for cars ends, biking continues.
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Yard of the Malbork castle.
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Moat of the castle.
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We heard a thorough explanation of these statues too. In Polish of course.
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Ecological ferry crossing the Wisla without an engine.
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Happy bike tourers in heavy rain was a confusing sight for the ferryman.
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A local drunkard on a bus stop wished us a good ride.
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Evening snack in Grudziadz.
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Our vintage map (12 yrs) led us almost to the right road.
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Rush hour on a country road.
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Picnic site, a cow included.
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The cow didn't mind even though we had youghurt.
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Copernicus wasn't at home.
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Riverside boulevard in Torun.
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Part of the city wall.
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Torun's main sight on the other side of the river.
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The castle had nice grass covered walls.
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Arto changing the inner tube to a more airtight one.
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Searching for a dining place.
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Hostel Fort IV defense arrangements, part 1.
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Hostel Fort IV defense arrangements, part 2.
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Hostel Fort IV defense arrangements, part 3.
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A local recumbent.
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An aesthetic transport device between two factories.
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The bikes found their accommodation often in the same room with us.
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Marketplace in Gniezno.
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Snails were numerous on some roads.
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Picnic on a football field.
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On the way from Gniezno to Gostyn.
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A covered pond.
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Road tunnel made of trees.
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A friendly ostrich farmer donated us a load of food.
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Instant coffee: mostly granules but not completely solid.
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Mikko said hello to a statue in Wrocław.
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On a bar tour with natives.
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The city hall of Wrocław.
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Racławice Panorama.
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Mikko bought ice cream from the drive in.
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The best and only hotel in Ziebice.
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Sudetes in the horizon.
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Scenic route where Sami decided to walk and push the bike.
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Blueberries on the hill.
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A Gothic bridge in Klodzko.
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The subway in Klodzko.
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A standing place in the subway.
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City view from the fortress.
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Fire brigade equipment.
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Camp by the Zalew lake.
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Mon Bijou cognac given us by the ostrich farmer.
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Trying to dry the tent before packing it.
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Breakfast buffet.
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Natural park Gór Stołowych.
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Teddy bear made of stone.
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Erratic boulders on Szczeliniec Wielki.
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Monkey looking down to the valley.
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Devil's kitchen.
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Group photo at Szczeliniec Wielki.
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Path at Bledne Skaly.
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In some places there was also water between the rocks.
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View to the Czech side.
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In Poland there were lots of memorial crosses by the road.
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Willa Sanssouci.
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The location of Kudowa-Zdroj in the heart of Europe.
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Skull chapel Kaplica Czaszek which was much more impressive inside than outside.
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Border crossing over to the Czech side.
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Jakub had been 140 km on the wheels already by noon.
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Mikko and the melon. The melon lost.
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Ventilation holes in Sami's bikebag.
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On the way to Prague.
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Road sign near Podebrady.
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Path by the Lado river.
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Beach just below the hydroelectric power plant.
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Funny ice cream cup.
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Morning at the Ostrá Kamen camp site.
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Planning the route.
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Sunflowers ate the cows. Our series "Differences between Poland and Czech", item 2.
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There was a "White man, wash your hands" -sign by the gate.
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One section of the road ended to the river.
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Shortcut across the grass fields.
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Mikko left his water bottle somewhere by the Lado river.
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Guess what's in this picture.
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Stairs over the river - part of the official biking route!
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Travel gear made this a bit more challenging.
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Vine in a fish restaurant in Lázně Toušeň.
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Pair of signs in Prague. It was logical although not obvious at first.
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Main square in the old town.
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Obligatory group photo on the Charles Bridge.
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Cow exhibition.
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Bikes protected by an icon in our room.
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Vltava in evening light.
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Our group lost it's biggest member, but Mikko lost two.
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On the way to Prague airport (Mikko).
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The massive cathedral of St. Vitus.
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Yard of the cathedral.
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Biking harness and stylish helmets in the castle shop.
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Sushi meal. The best items were sake-temaki and ika-nigiri.
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Helsinki! Helsinki! (Mikko).
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The Museum of Communism.
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A picnic after finding a good fruit shop.
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Hills by the Vltava river.
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This shop was already prepared for the euro.
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A village on the hillside.
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Company at the bed and breakfast in Tabor. Pol invited us to cycle in Belgium.
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24 hour clock at the main square of Tabor.
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Poster of the Slapský Bahňák biking event.
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Slapský Bahňák route.
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Official single-media recording of the Balttiarallaa Tour Team participation.
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Trying the route in the other direction.
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Slapský Bahňák cheerleader girls.
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Fire engine get-together in Bechyne.
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Bechyne from the riverside.
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Nature trail by the Luznice river.
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How about a fifth one?
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Entrance to Český Krumlov.
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Pedestrian bridge with the castle in the background.
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We spotted a nice seafood restaurant by the riverside.
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Breakfast was brought to our room without any extra cost.
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Working on the travel journal while Sami's bike is being fixed.
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The castle garden didn't quite match Versailles.
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Daily dose of ice cream.
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The ferry at Lipno was crowded.
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The same ferry going to the other direction - only us onboard.
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In Nová Pec Arto crossed Vltava again, this time swimming.
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Finnish style forest in Sumava.
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Dead ghost forest.
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View down to the lake.
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On top of Plechy (1378 m).
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Czech - Austrian border wasn't very tightly guarded here.
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Round tour in Central Europe.
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One of the numerous picnic breaks.
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Drying the tent was easy in the 6 m² Rotel room.
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Rotel motel entrance.
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A bridge along Inn river.
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Small Austrian village.
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Out of the village - no more Fucking!
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In the gasthof we discussed "tramping" with the waiter.
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Sami fixing a flat.
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Sailing boat harbor at Chiemsee.
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Aschau village at the foot of the Alps.
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Alpine grass fields in Tiroli.
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Bikes and tractors shared roads by the Inn river.
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Typical scenery from the river valley.
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Golden roof, Innsbruck.
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Triumphal arc, Tirolian style.
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One afternoon was spent walking the streets of Innsbruck.
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The route through Tiroli was flat, but had superb views.
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Finding your own private place to swim belongs to the Balttiarallaa tradition.
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Rafts looked like a neat method of transportation, but going upstream might be a challenge.
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A dip in the spring was refreshing.
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Bends of the Inn river.
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Fitting on the headlamp before a lengthy tunnel.
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Castle near Trisanna.
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Small creek in Paznauntal.
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Parking for about 15 minutes, following the sign of course.
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Paznauntal as seen from the mountain bike route.
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Our hotel in Ischgl.
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Morning sun illuminated the valley nicely.
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Galtur, one of the alpine villages.
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Scenery on the bike path was awesome.
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Kops-stausee.
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The waterfall provided a shower of tiny droplets.
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Gasthof next to the Kops lake.
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Went swimming of course, estimated temperature 10 degrees celsius.
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Road down from Kops was the steepest of the whole trip.
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Rhein riverside.
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The center of Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
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The red house, which was partly red.
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Bikeways in Switzerland had separate signs for mountain bikers.
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Chocolate tasted good also in liquid form.
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Rear rim in the hands of Velo Marco, rest of the bike outside.
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Scenery near Bonaduz.
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Lovely small tunnel on a mountain road.
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Chalets in the Alps.
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Romansh lesson which became useful later (see Vol. 3).
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A cowboy in Trun village.
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A butterfly hitchhiked for a few hundred meters.
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Munta 1020 m sin 22 km.
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Finishing the snacks before last leg of uphill.
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Oberalppass.
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Cheese shop used children as workforce.
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Resting place by the curvy road.
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On top of Oberalp.
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Last glance back to the lake before downhill fun.
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Tried to attach the camera to the bike for recording race videos but it turned out to be too difficult.
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Military welcome sign at Realp.
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Sign language became german.
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View back down to Realp.
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Winding road, Furkapass.
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A lonely house by the road.
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No worries about speed limits, especially when going uphill.
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Scenery, Furkapass.
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One of the many melting water creeks.
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Some snow too.
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Photo at the sign before continuing uphill.
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Shades and sun 1.
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Shades and sun 2.
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Highest point on wheels, about 2500 m.
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Ready for the Balttiarallaa test.
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BR testing: Tea, green, Chun Mee Grhde
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BR testing: Cheese, goat, Sedrun Famille Manser
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BR testing: Strawberry pudding, Finnish army, product number 911.
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BR testing: Portable gas stove, Primus Alpine Micron.
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Yep, it's good.
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Downhill ahead. Arto 74 km/h, Sami 71 km/h.
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Goms, highest peaks already far behind.
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Stylish wooden tunnel behind the railway tracks.
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Helsinki! Helsinki! Probably only the Finnish team in Sion summer 1999 will get this one.
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Having ice cream by Lac Léman.
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Lake Genève, alias Lac Léman.
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Yvoire, rain approaching.
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Fixing a flat in the rain next to the Fêtes de Genève festival area.
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Fixing another flat by Balexert.
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Sami searching the hole - easy because it was big.
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One more bang only a kilometer further.
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The house where we lived in summer 2000 hadn't changed a bit.
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On the pier of Jet d'Eau.
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Mont Blanc bridge.
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Jet d'Eau in figures: 140 meters, 500 liters/s.
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Bobo slept close to Sami.
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Peter's house.
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Trees in Beaulieu park near Marko's apartment.
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Tapsa had a snappy studio in Ornex.
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Clouds in the sunset.
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Fireworks of the Fêtes de Genève.
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Fireworks synchronized to music, only the music missing.
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More fireworks, this one with the noise.
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Grande finale.
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Ferris wheel lit up in the evening.
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Having a beer with Tim.
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Tapsa, Matti and Sami.
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Return trip, Genève-Basel.
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We were not the only bikers going to Karlsruhe.
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Even a rental car was necessary to get home.
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At Niederrheim airport, bikes ready to fly.
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Helsinki-Vantaa. That's all folks.
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A collection of signs along the bikeways during the trip.
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