Monte Sulze (1117 m) - my first mountain in 2012

In March, I joined the German Alpine Association, so I thought it's about time to make use of this membership and signed up for some tours. Last saturday, I bought some new hiking boots and was wearing them since to have my feet adapt to them.

I met the other hikers at the main station in Munich from where we took a train to the Alps. We changed trains in Rosenheim and were joined by our guide Michael. In Branneburg - a little village on the foothills of the Alps - we got off and started our hike uphill. 

Chapel near Brannenburg

Michael led us on old paths through the woods. At first, it started gentle before becoming very steep on the last 400 vertical meters. The weather was keeping okay, but after it was quite cool on the top.

On the top, we were rewarded with a good view on still higher and still snow covered mountains and with our packed lunch.

Sulzberg (1117 m)

After lunch, we headed down to a café for cake & coffee. 

the hikers

There the sun was shining and we enjoyed blue skies. Later in the afternoon, we returned to the train station and caught the next train to Munich.

Alpine Foothills

On the road to Delhi & back home

I left Jaipur late morning and headed again with a Volvo Bus to Delhi.

Volvo Buses at Midway Stop

On the road, I made some snapshots through the window capturing usual situations on the highway.

truck graveyard in Jaipur's Transport Nagar

five star hotel on the outskirts of Jaipur

classical transport option

Toll Station causing traffic jam

tyre change possible at roadside

In Gurgaon (near Delhi), I was met by some more MAN managers and we drove to Ghaziabad for meeting our local dealer.

In the evening, they dropped me off at the airport where I boarded my plane back to Europe later in the night. This time I could sleep very well in the business class.
The layover time in London was very short and I had to run to my connecting flight home.

At noon, I was back at my desk at work.