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Automotive Experiences Part II – Driving in the Alps

The morning following the celebrations of the Portuguese victory for Smart Times 2014 was dreadful. The steady rain and cold, together with a lack of events for the day, meant that ST2013 was close to dead. I had previously planned to drive what the guys from Top Gear called the best driving road in the World, and I had also been told by locals that the weather changes a lot along Switzerland. So, it was with lots of expectation that I drove out of Buochs at 10 a.m. Clarkson, Hammond and May drove from Davos to Stelvio, but as I was heading back to Germany, I decided to drive to Davos, but instead of driving to Stelvio, I would leave the road 28 and head to Malles Venosta instead, then San Valentino Alla Muta, Imst and Füssen. Fingers crossed for blue skies! The first part of the route was only Motorway, but it was´t that boring because the Swiss landscapes are always changing, and are always beautiful. I must also add that the Swiss people were right of course, because some 20km