Riding Day 10- Through the Alps and into Sunshine

Hello all! As the post title so clearly indicates, we made it through the Alps today.  As I mentioned in my last post due to the weather forecast we ended up on a train this morning.  The train ride overall was rather uneventful, we saw some stunning views, massive waterfalls, and towering mountains.  While it was never really raining or thunder storming while we were on train, the pass we were suppose to take could be glimpsed at one point and it did look like the weather on the past was very unpleasant.  When we finally emerged from the tunnel under the pass, the weather was perfect. Sunny partly blue skies and the temperature was sitting at a very comfortable level in the low 60s.  The weather actually was so nice we decided to get off our train a stop early and bike the rest of the way into town (only a handful of miles).  

The town we are in is Altdorf.  It is a small little town that we crossed on bikes repeatedly, while we waited for our couchsurfing host to get back to town from Milan.  The town is very old, both in building and in people, and very slow so we spent quite some time just sitting and watching the world go by in front of us.  For lunch we ate some dürum kababs in the town square in front of a big statue of a man leading a small child while holding a crossbow.  It took us a while to realize that the statue was of William Tell (the man who shot the apple off his son's head with a crossbow).  Apparently, Altdorf is the town in which all those events transpired, so that was neat.

Eventually, we met with our host and got situated in her apartment.  She was very nice and we talked for a little bit about or trip so far.  She had to leave though and go to Lucen for the night, meaning that we ended up with the apartment to ourselves.  The apartment is well situated and had some great views from the balcony, so life is pretty good.  For dinner tonight we cooked again and just made some simple tortellini and sausage (you can only eat six course feasts a handful of times).  

Tomorrow we have 75 miles to ride, so we are going to bed early so hopefully we wake up early and leave early.  The riding should be mostly downhill or flat and involves a fairy a one point, so that should be fun.  For now that is really all I have, so best wishes and until next time.