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Motorcycling thru Europe in the Early '50's - PICTURES
No, not me. I'm old, but not that old. I've been on these roads a few times and always wished it was on a m/c. Enjoy:
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Wow - those are stunning shots.
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Wow, fantastic post. Thanks for sharing.
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can't help but think , that the world then looks a lot better then the world now.
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Some classic skiing resorts there. Very nice!
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Well, that made my morning..thanks!
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I made about this same trip on two wheels 15 years later... and this really reminds me of that journey. Great photos!
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Thanks for sharing that. Awesome photos!
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Loved the pics!
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Sensational photos. Thank you for posting.
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I've been fortunate to have had two bike trips in the Alps (last one in September).
Photos from motorcycle rides seem to have a theme, no matter what era. Jim
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See photo #5 of Le Touquet. The trees look freshly planted. Check out the cobblestone streets in Saverne... they're practically perfect. I'm thinking they probably didn't look that good in 1946.
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11-02-2011, 08:47 AM
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Sure, but the US in that period , i'm sure equally looked better then things look now.
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Terrific! Thanks for sharing and hope you don't mind I passed the link onto my biker bro's. Scott
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I've been on most of those roads, though in a car. How did they ride with so little gear, especially up the Grossglockner Pass? When I was there, it was July and I nearly froze in the closed gondola.
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That is too cool !
My Mom and Dad traveled all over Europe in a Morris Minor at that same time while stationed in Chateleroux France with the Air Force. We have boxes of movies and slides - everything from My Dad hamming it up with his buds wearing a beret with a bottle of wine in Paris to bullfights in Spain to skiing in Zermat to the still wrecked Normandy Beaches and the ruins of Germany. Back then in Europe the Dollar was wings.
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