Passeios e Viagens

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I knew it would come a time that I would compare any ride to the other rides of this trip. And it´s what happened today. I have been very spoiled as I have ridden some of the best routes of my life in the last 11 days, so it´s really not a fair comparison. Just having the freedom to do a one-way trip is already something I really enjoy, and to do it in a place where it´s safe and you ride through  history makes it worth while. But the ride is very basic when compared to the other rides I have done so far in Italy. There are a few climbs, but they are very light and there are no views from any of them.  There was, however, wind the entire time, which doesn´t help me enjoy the ride while pulling at least 20km extra on the panniers.

I really enjoyed the first 30km-4km, but not the last 20km-30km. Perhaps there is an alternative way to Bergamo that offer better views, but that wasn´t my case.  Riding through Brescia was pretty interesting. The city seems to be a medium sized city, but its downtown is charming and the main piazza offers place to sit and enjoy the area.

Bergamo is historic town and I was very eager to ride up to the mountain and check out the castle and city views. But that plan was frustrated as my back wasn´t feeling well and I decided to rest for tomorrow´s ride to Milan.

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Italy and Europe offer many cyclepaths that can be used for travelling, and today I was very fortunate to ride on a mostly flat path along the Adige Valley, surrounded by mountains, rivers and nature. I was even more fortunate to cycle with Marina, and Italian who I met shortly after leaving Trento. As she was headed to Lago di Guarda, and on a road bike, I tried my best to keep up with her so we could ride together. And it was worth it. It was the second time I had company during the trip and the first time with an italian, which showed my the way around the bike paths (this meant I didn´t get lost this time).

The first part of the ride is very easy and simple (if you follow the bike path signs, as I didn´t): 65km of really nice bike path to  Trento, which is a very interesting city. Downtown is very charming, and as it is situated in between two mountains, it seems that the suburbs are up in the mountains..which must be a great place to live....and ride.

The second part is on the continuation of the Adige Valley bike path, and the farther south I went, the closer and prettier were the mountains.  From Mori, there are some not very well marked bike paths that take you to Lago di Guarda, and this is the toughest climb (but not really tough).  There are several beaches around Lago di Guarda.