Motorcycle Tour - Crossing into Slovenia Ep. 09
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00:00We are still in Austria.
00:05And here comes Slovenia.
00:30Austria
00:37Check out this view.
00:40What an amazing view of the Austrian mountains and balcony.
00:46Assalam Alekum and Good Morning Everyone.
00:49I have just arrived yesterday from Hallstatt, in a small Austrian village called Grobming.
00:55My plan for today is to do a pass from here, which is called the Sölk Pass.
01:01And if the Slovenian border is open, I will enter Slovenia.
01:06As per my information, the borders are open.
01:09So hopefully, they will be open in the future as well.
01:11My total distance for today is not that much.
01:15It's almost 220-230 km.
01:18But since I am passing through a pass, which is a small road, it will take me 4 hours to reach there.
01:24Almost.
01:25And since I am making a vlog, I stop at different places to record it.
01:31So I think it will take me 6 hours to reach there.
01:34It's a very beautiful hotel.
01:36It's a small family business.
01:38They have given me a very clean room.
01:41And they have renovated all the rooms I have paid for.
01:45But before starting the day, let's go and have breakfast.
01:48Because breakfast is included in this.
01:54Here we have cereals, muesli, juices, etc.
02:00This is a typical Austrian breakfast.
02:03It's the same in German.
02:05And here we have cheese.
02:07I don't know what this is.
02:09It's not halal, so it's on the side.
02:11It's basically Nutella or Chutella.
02:13There is some bread as well.
02:15There is cheese as well.
02:17It's Austrian cheese.
02:19It's homemade.
02:21She said it's homemade.
02:23There is coffee as well.
02:36Excuse me.
02:38I am ready.
02:40I just need some water.
02:44That's practical.
02:47You can drink while riding.
02:52It's one litre.
02:54Did I pay for the booking?
02:56Okay. Perfect.
03:00From Zürgpass to Bled, Slovenia.
03:03It's a very nice room.
03:05And a very tasty breakfast.
03:07Thank you very much.
03:10Bismillah. In the name of Allah.
03:19I think today is the hottest day of this trip.
03:25It's already past 10.
03:27I am already late.
03:29It's 10.15 now.
03:31I had breakfast for an hour today.
03:34I am late because of the breakfast.
03:36I had no idea that they make such delicious breakfast.
03:38Otherwise, I would have left on time.
03:41Let's give way to the other one.
03:43I think he has to go back.
03:45First, we will go towards Zürgpass.
03:48The name of this hotel is a small family hotel.
03:52Haus Boden Winkel.
03:54If you are in Grobming or any other area, you can check it out.
03:59I had filled up the tank yesterday.
04:01There is still a lot of petrol in it.
04:03We might be able to fill it up today.
04:06Because we have to travel 200 km.
04:09It will be around 220-230 km.
04:13The cool breeze has calmed down.
04:15I had a great day yesterday.
04:17Let's see how today goes.
04:20It should be better than yesterday.
04:22Because we are going towards Zürgpass.
04:24Zürgpass is one of the most beautiful passes here.
04:26There are 2-3 more beautiful passes.
04:29But they were not in my route.
04:31We will visit them later if we get time.
04:36Zürgpass
04:38Zürgpass
04:40Zürgpass
04:42Zürgpass
04:44Zürgpass
04:46Zürgpass
04:48Zürgpass
04:49As we are going up, the weather is getting colder.
04:53I think I should take off my jacket now.
04:56I have opened the zip on top of me.
04:58It might help if I close it.
05:00Because I am starting to feel cold.
05:02First, I was sweating a lot.
05:04These mountains are amazing.
05:06It's cold and hot at the same time.
05:20We are now at 1610 m.
05:34We are now at G.S. 1200.
06:05I think we are about to reach the top.
06:08Yes... Yes... Yes...
06:16Finally we have reached Zürgpass.
06:19I was a little scared coming here.
06:21Because I have never ridden on such a road before.
06:24Especially on such a high pass.
06:26Let me show you where we are now.
06:28There is a map over there.
06:30Let me show you.
06:31We started from this side.
06:33We started from here.
06:35Steine an der Inz.
06:37This is the way to Gras and Vienna.
06:40And this is the way to Salzburg.
06:43We have gone up and up and up.
06:46Let me move the camera a little.
06:48The pass that you can see at the top,
06:51I don't know if you can see it in the camera or not,
06:53is 1788 m.
06:56And there are peaks of 2200-2400 m.
07:01Most of them are not higher than this.
07:04Firstly, it's very cold here.
07:06Secondly, my drone's signal was lost.
07:11It was missing when I sent it behind this peak.
07:14I was praying for it to come back.
07:18It waited for 4-5 minutes.
07:20Then it came back on its own.
07:22Thank you DJI.
07:24You have made such great drones that they come back.
07:27Otherwise, it would have cost us 2000 euros.
07:30It's very cold here right now.
07:33I am not in a good mood.
07:35The rain has also started.
07:37Let's get down on the other side.
08:00You have seen the Sulk Pass.
08:02It's 1 pm right now.
08:04I have spent 1.5 to 2 hours here.
08:08I was a little worried about the drone.
08:10I was worried that if it didn't come back, I would be in trouble.
08:13But thank God the drone came back.
08:30I had such a heavy breakfast.
08:50But I am feeling hungry now.
08:52I am not feeling thirsty.
08:54It was a cold weather.
08:56Maybe that's why I am not sweating.
08:58It's so relaxing to wear a windproof jacket.
09:00This is the way to Vienna.
09:02In German, it's called Wien.
09:04If you see the sign, it means Vienna.
09:20There is a camera here.
09:22Absolutely a camera.
09:24And we have seen it.
09:26We are on the main road now.
09:28Let's see if we can find a smaller road after driving for a while.
09:48Let's see if there is a coffee shop here.
09:57Let's see if we can park here.
09:59Excuse me.
10:01Do you have coffee and cake?
10:09I took a short break.
10:11I was feeling a little hungry.
10:14But not that much.
10:16I had such a heavy breakfast today.
10:18It was included in the free breakfast.
10:20But I didn't finish it.
10:22I just ordered a coffee and a cappuccino.
10:25And an Apfelstrudelkuchen.
10:27It's a very famous Austrian dish.
10:30Apfel means apple.
10:32And strudel is a mixture of apple and cake.
10:37It comes with cream.
10:39So this is my lunch today.
10:41I am also Austrian.
10:43I took a short break.
10:45I have booked an apartment in Slovenia.
10:48I will stay there tonight.
10:50The name of the city is Bled.
10:52Let's finish the cake and continue our journey.
11:22I knew I needed you.
11:27I was drifting out, safe from any shore.
11:33Didn't want to get hurt anymore.
11:39We have to go to a very beautiful castle.
11:42We will take a short stop there.
11:44I will take some shots of it.
11:46And the next stop will be our apartment.
11:52Slovenia
12:02On the way to Slovenia, I found a beautiful castle.
12:06It's called Hochosterwitz Castle.
12:10It's one of the most visited tourist places in Austria.
12:14It's a medieval castle.
12:16You can see it on my left.
12:18It's built on a hilltop.
12:20The height of this hilltop is about 170 meters.
12:25The special thing about this hilltop is that people live here from Bronze Age.
12:29I have been here before.
12:31So I am not going there now.
12:33You have to hike a little.
12:35But I will try to take some drone shots of it.
12:38It's a very beautiful castle.
12:40If you have time, you can visit it near Klagenfurt.
12:43I am looking for a parking spot here.
12:46I will show you the drone shots.
12:48It's a very beautiful castle.
12:50Especially the roof.
13:12I love two castles in Austria.
13:15This one and Salzburg Castle.
13:17The Salzburg Castle is very beautiful.
13:19It's also built on a hilltop.
13:21If you are a fan of castles and you are coming to Austria,
13:23you should include these two castles in your list.
13:47I think we will cross one more pass from here.
13:51It's called Lübeck Pass.
13:53It's written that it's open.
13:55Let's hope it's not too high.
13:57Otherwise, I will have to take off my clothes again.
14:00We will enter Slovenia from there.
14:02I don't know if Slovenians let me enter or not.
14:06I am already excited.
14:09I hope they don't cause any trouble.
14:12The trip got delayed a lot.
14:15I might have to spend a few more days in Austria.
14:18I have read that they have opened the border.
14:21I don't know if it was wrongly written in the news or not.
14:25It was written that it's only for Austrians.
14:28Anyway, let's see what happens.
14:36It's a tough pass.
14:39I didn't know I would come from this side.
14:41I thought I would cross two passes in a day.
14:44The other pass was from Autobahn.
14:46It wasn't that scenic.
14:48But it's okay during the day.
14:50But when you are tired,
14:52it's better to take a break.
14:55That's how I am right now.
15:12We are still in Austria.
15:15And this is Slovenia.
15:22No one stopped us.
15:25This is not Slovenia. This is Austria.
15:27We are going to Slovenia now.
15:32My heart is beating really fast.
15:36Let's get out of the tunnel.
15:41This is Austria and this is Slovenia.
15:44We have entered Slovenia now.
15:46Let's see if the police are still there or not.
15:51I have never been so scared of the border crossing.
15:55There is a fear that they might not let us through.
16:00They must be outside this tunnel.
16:03Let's see.
16:13Someone is sitting here.
16:18This is a restaurant.
16:20There is no check here.
16:24And we have entered.
16:26Yes!
16:28I am so happy.
16:31I was so happy.
16:33It's not confirmed till 15th June.
16:35It's confirmed after 15th June.
16:37That's why I am saying this.
16:39You must be wondering if the border is open or not.
16:43It's not confirmed till 15th June.
16:45It was in the news that the border is open.
16:47That's why I left the house.
16:49But I was still scared.
16:51No one checks the German border.
16:53But they have kept it for 15th June.
16:55We have 35 minutes left.
16:57Look at Slovenia.
16:59The Slovenian Alps are right in front of us.
17:27Let me call the hotel guy.
17:29There is no one at the reception.
17:31He said to come.
17:57Today, luckily, I reached here on time.
18:07But unfortunately,
18:09I don't have to say unfortunately.
18:11The weather outside was nice.
18:13The clouds were looking pretty.
18:15The sunset was looking beautiful.
18:17So I decided to go to the lake.
18:19I will take some pictures.
18:21I will come back to this room later.
18:23Lake Bled is really beautiful.
18:26It took me some time to get there.
18:28Most of the restaurants here are almost closed.
18:31Because there are very few tourists here.
18:33The restaurants that are open,
18:35close between 9 and 10 pm.
18:38Luckily, I found a pizza place.
18:40I got some pizza there.
18:42I will have it now.
18:44In the morning,
18:46I will tell you about this room,
18:48the city, Bled and Slovenia
18:50in the next vlog.
18:52Thank you so much for watching.
18:54See you in the next vlog.
18:56Allah Hafiz.