The holiday is over

As I will be returning to the office tomorrow it is time to look back at another walking holiday in Süd Tirol. Time for the annual picture report:

Sankt Martin in Passeier

Early morning light, Passeier Tal

Alpine meadow near the hamlet of Weiher, Passeier Tal

Alpine meadow near the hamlet of Egger, Passeier Tal

Small field chapel outside the hamlet of Christl

Rural Gasthof Christl

Defender lurking in the hamlet of Christl

Small shrine in the woods above Aigen, Passeier Tal

In the backstreets of Meran

A rainy day in Meran

Sankt Leonhard in Passeier

Sankt Leonhard

Typical farmstead above Sankt Leonhard

Derelict shed on the outskirts of Sankt Leonhard

The entrance to the Kalm Tal

Small shrine in the woods above Sankt Martin in Passeier

Public footpath marking

The little hamlet of Gruber, Passeier Tal

Kälbl, Kalm Tal

Derelict shelter near Glamitz, Passeier Tal

Vinschgau Tal as seen from the Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg

Small farm seen from the Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg

Hans-Frieden-Felsenweg

Admiring the view of the Etsch Tal, Leiter Alm Vellau

Typical fence part 1; Leiter Alm Vellau

In the woods above Vellau

The Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl

Pfelderer Tal

The Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl

The Pfelderer Tal seen from the Schafbichl

Urweg Jaufen Kamm

Toutes Directions, Urweg Juafen Kamm

The Ratschings Tal seen from the Jaufen Kamm

Near the summit of the Fleckner Spitze, Urweg Jaufen Kamm

The Passeier Tal seen from the Jaufen Kamm

The flank of the Tagewalder seen from the Jaufen Kamm

The Texel Gruppe seen from the Prantachkogel, Passeier Tal

In the woods above the Pfandler Alm

Shelter above the Pfandler Alm

Farmstead above Sankt Martin in Passeier

In the woods underneath the Pfandler Alm

Barn in the Walten Tal

Typical fencing part 2; Walten Tal Wanns

Sailer Tal

Underneath the Sailer Alm

Cattle shelter, Wannser Tal

But as our hotel (and pub for the locals) is located on the rather busy main road from Meran to the Jaufen Pass and the Timmelsjoch, there were also some interesting machines to admire in the weekends. Mostly from locals who stop for a drink or some food before carrying on:

And one of the cars parked in front of the hotel contrasted quite nicely with my Defender. 50 mm longer and 250 mm wider than my Defender and only proper seating for 2. And its soundtrack was pretty poor too compared to the Lancia HF Integrale!

And as last year, on our way to our holiday destination, the Timmelsjoch decided to throw some challenges at us. This time in the guise of some fairly heavy snowfall. Snow chains were mandatory, but the toll booth attendant was easily convinced that the amount of snow wouldn't be a problem for my car. And it wasn't. But not all traffic were so lucky ...