Motorcycle Tour - Crossing into Austria Ep. 08
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00:00The whole village has blocked the road.
00:03Do you know that?
00:05Assalamualaikum and good morning everyone.
00:30I have been in Munich for the past two days.
00:32Alhamdulillah, all my work in Munich is done.
00:36And I am finally ready to leave.
00:39The plan is that I am going to Austria today.
00:42I don't even know the situation at the Austrian border.
00:45I don't know if they let me enter or stay there for the night.
00:50The plan is that if they let me stay there for the night,
00:54I will stay in a beautiful village called Hallstatt for the night.
00:59I will look for a room or a camping site nearby.
01:02I haven't booked a room yet.
01:04I will book a room as soon as I cross the border.
01:07The weather forecast says that it may rain for the second time today.
01:10So, it depends.
01:12If the weather is fine, I might book a camping site.
01:14Otherwise, I will look for a room nearby.
01:16You can see all my stuff lying around.
01:20I was sitting at the computer table last night and copying my data.
01:25I am going to pack a few small things like this charger.
01:30Let me pack those first.
01:32So that everything is ready.
01:34After that, I will have my breakfast.
01:36Let's see what the uncle is up to.
01:38I think I can hear him.
01:40Let's go and meet him.
01:47For breakfast today, I have a typical German breakfast.
01:51I have bread, butter, cheese and coffee.
01:55I have my host with me.
01:59I am speaking in German now.
02:01Only Willem can speak a little German.
02:04Is everything alright?
02:06Thank you. It's wonderful.
02:08He can hear me a little high.
02:12But it's very good.
02:14He makes breakfast for me every morning.
02:16Even though I don't need to make it for him.
02:18So Willem, thank you very much.
02:22Pardon?
02:24I will wait for you in the front.
02:26Thank you very much.
02:28Bismillah... In the name of Allah.
02:31We are ready to leave.
02:34Thank you very much.
02:36The mobile phone is a little annoying.
02:38I think you can see it in the video.
02:40Let's park it somewhere and set it up.
02:43I have to refuel now.
02:45Let's see if I can find a petrol station here.
02:48Here it is.
02:50It's right on the route.
02:57Oh my God!
02:59127.8
03:01And the petrol rate here is...
03:04It's very expensive at this petrol station.
03:07Every petrol station here sets the price on its own.
03:12And it keeps changing with time.
03:14It might be different in the morning, in the evening or in the afternoon.
03:18And it's almost 10 cents expensive for me.
03:21But since I don't want to spend a lot on the bike,
03:23it doesn't matter if it's 1 to 1.5 euros.
03:28But I mostly avoid the ARAL.
03:32It's very expensive.
03:34And since it's near the highway, it's even more expensive.
03:39It looks like we are on the highway from here.
03:41The next few kilometers will be on the highway
03:43until we reach the Austrian border.
03:46Music
04:06Salute to the streets of Munich.
04:08Munich is very different from other cities in Germany.
04:12Living standards are very high compared to other cities.
04:15There are other cities like Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin.
04:18Berlin is for everyone, rich and poor.
04:22Munich is a rich city.
04:24There is a lot of work here.
04:26People's pay is high.
04:28But the expenses are also very high.
04:31It's a very expensive city.
04:32If you want to rent an apartment,
04:34you have to pay 200 to 400 euros more than other cities.
04:37And it's difficult to get it with you.
04:39Especially if you are a foreigner, the chances are lower.
04:42Now we are on the highway.
04:44The next 100 kilometers will be on the highway.
04:47Music
04:56We have just reached the Austrian border.
04:59Salzburg is almost 15 to 20 kilometers from here.
05:02But we will not enter Austria from here.
05:05We will take the highway from here.
05:07And we will go to a very beautiful region of Germany.
05:10It's called Berchtesgaden.
05:12People may know that Kunischsee is a very famous lake there.
05:16There is another small lake there.
05:18So I was thinking that after passing through this area for a while,
05:23we will take the small road from there and enter Austria.
05:42Music
05:45We have reached Berchtesgaden.
05:47There are three famous lakes here.
05:50The biggest lake is called Kunischsee.
05:52And there are two smaller lakes.
05:55One is called Hintersee, where we are going now.
05:58And a little further from Kunischsee,
06:00you have to take a ferry to get there.
06:02It's called Ubersee.
06:04In my opinion, the most beautiful lakes are Hintersee and Ubersee.
06:10It's a small road.
06:12Today is Saturday.
06:14But there is not much traffic.
06:16Is this the right way?
06:18I don't think so.
06:27We were right. The navigation has gone crazy.
06:30It's a very beautiful road.
06:32There are beautiful views ahead.
06:34Now we have to find a parking.
06:36I think we can go a little further.
06:40Music
06:48Hintersee Gemeinde Ramsau
06:51The names are very strange.
06:53I will try to...
06:55I am telling you the names.
06:57But if you want to see the exact map,
07:00I will mention the names of all these places in the description.
07:06So if you want to see where I have been,
07:09you can check it on Google.
07:11We could have parked here.
07:13But let's go a little further and see what's ahead.
07:17Today is probably one of the best days on the road.
07:21There is a simple reason for that.
07:23I have kept all my stuff outside.
07:25And I have put a small tank bag instead of my big one.
07:28I have so much space in front of me that I feel very comfortable.
07:32Maybe it's because if I hadn't decided to stay in Germany for 4-5 days
07:37and leave straight away,
07:39I would have had a big problem on the way.
07:41Thank God everything is going well so far.
07:44I have just reached Hintersee.
07:46It's a beautiful place.
07:48There are some camos at the lakeside.
07:50I have kept some muesli bars with me.
07:52This is a pre-lunch.
07:54If I find a better place, I will take a break there.
08:03These guys have brought a drone for me to fly.
08:07It took me 2 hours to get here.
08:09And I have left its wings at home.
08:12I asked them to take my drone's wings.
08:16But I am afraid that it might come back.
08:18I don't want my drone to go on a journey without its wings.
08:21So I have given it to my drone to fly.
08:23And I hope it comes back later.
08:25I am very happy now.
08:28It's back. Now I can fly my drone.
08:32Let's go.
08:45The guy was very worried.
08:47So I told him to take it from me.
08:49I have a Mavic 2 Pro.
08:51In Pakistan, if you ask anyone,
08:53they will tell you that they are more hospitable.
08:55Unfortunately, it's not like that here.
08:58People are very nice.
09:00But it's a part of the culture.
09:02So I thought it's okay.
09:04It's free. I can use it.
09:06But if it was someone else,
09:08he would have never given it to me.
09:10He was very happy.
09:12He asked me not to give it to him.
09:14So I told him to use it.
09:16Later he told me that I have saved his whole day.
09:18And I have come from so far.
09:20He wanted it and he was feeling shy.
09:22He was surprised that I offered him my drone.
09:27We have just left Hintersee.
09:29There are a couple of small stops here.
09:32We will continue towards Austria after that.
09:43Check out the church.
09:45There are beautiful churches in this region.
09:47The photo stop that I just found,
09:49is also of a church.
09:59Wow!
10:15What a beautiful location this village has.
10:18And I have come here by mistake.
10:30There is a 10-12 km border from here.
10:34It's not too far.
10:59Coffee with high protein.
11:13We have left Germany behind.
11:15I wouldn't have realized it if I hadn't taken the M-Slot.
11:19No one has controlled us here.
11:21Normally, as I said,
11:23there is a lot of traffic.
11:25No one has controlled us here.
11:27Normally, everywhere,
11:29like in Bodensee,
11:31there was a check-in counter.
11:34There was no one here.
11:36So, I have entered peacefully.
11:38Let's see what happens next.
11:40I have just picked up something from the supermarket.
11:43I couldn't find a good place to stand and eat.
11:47So, I am eating in front of the supermarket.
11:49I have thrown an old man here.
11:51We have to go ahead.
11:53There is a waterfall on the way.
11:55Then there is Hallstatt.
11:57I need to find a hotel to book.
12:01Let me stand here and check.
12:03I don't know if they allow tourists to sit here or not.
12:07But I can call them and ask them before booking.
12:16I have booked a hotel.
12:18It will take me 2 to 2.5 hours from here.
12:20It might take more than 3 hours.
12:22The journey is not that long.
12:24It's less than 2 hours.
12:26But I have to stop in between.
12:28I haven't booked a room in Hallstatt.
12:30It's too expensive.
12:32It's just outside Hallstatt.
12:34It's a 1 hour drive.
12:36But this is exactly the same place
12:38where I had to pass in the morning.
12:40So, I have taken a detour.
12:42It will be an easy day tomorrow.
12:44Basically, I try to decide
12:46where to sleep in the afternoon.
12:48You don't know how far you will reach
12:50in such a journey at night.
12:52Will you be late or not?
12:54To avoid that,
12:56I find a room in the evening
12:58for the second time.
13:00I know that I have to ride for 2 to 3 hours
13:02and then I will reach there.
13:04The only drawback is that
13:06especially in Germany,
13:08I was not getting a good accommodation.
13:10It was all sold out.
13:12Because there are school holidays in Bayern.
13:14Austria is very cheap here.
13:16I have found a hotel
13:18for 40 Euros
13:20with breakfast included.
13:22The reviews were good.
13:24Let's go there in the evening
13:26and see how it is.
13:28But the reviews were good.
13:30I hope it's good.
13:42This is Gollingtown
13:44and I have to go to Golling Waterfall.
13:46I didn't put it in the navigation
13:48earlier.
13:50So I made a mistake.
13:52I have to be careful
13:54because it will take me
13:56another 2 to 4 minutes.
13:58Otherwise, I had to turn back
14:00and enter the town.
14:10I have reached Golling Waterfall.
14:12I have made two mistakes.
14:14When I came here in winter,
14:16there was a lot of snow on the way
14:18and there are less tourists.
14:20The first parking was closed
14:22so we parked right next to it.
14:24It was a 5 minute walk.
14:26There was a way to park there.
14:28I parked there
14:30and it took me 25 minutes
14:32to get here.
14:42Gollingtown
14:54Our next stop is
14:56Hallstatt.
14:58We will reach there in the evening.
15:00It's 6 pm right now.
15:02It's 6 pm.
15:04It will take us another hour to reach there.
15:06We will reach there by 7 pm.
15:08No problem.
15:10It took me a lot of time to reach there.
15:12It took me 20 to 25 minutes to reach there.
15:14Then I had to pack my drone
15:16and other stuff.
15:18It took me 1.5 hours to reach there.
15:20The problem is that if you leave your bike
15:22and go somewhere far away,
15:24you have to secure your stuff too.
15:26I will try not to go too far in Hallstatt.
15:28I will park my bike nearby.
15:30If there are not many tourists,
15:32I will park my bike
15:34at the classic view point.
15:36I don't think I can take my bike or car there.
15:38Hallstatt
15:52What is this?
15:54It looks like a bridge.
15:56I don't think it's for animals.
15:58It could be for hikers.
16:00It's possible.
16:02We are very close.
16:04The navigation is taking me from the top.
16:06I will try my best
16:08to reach that place
16:10without parking my bike.
16:14I think there are tunnels ahead.
16:16There used to be a road here.
16:18If they hadn't closed it.
16:24Let's go this way.
16:28We will leave from here for the bike.
16:30We couldn't have gone by car.
16:36There are many tourists here.
16:38Let's see.
16:44This is Hallstatt.
16:46A lot of tourists come here.
16:48Especially Asian tourists.
16:50Everything is closed right now.
16:52That's why it's mostly domestic tourism.
16:54It's possible that some Germans have come here.
16:56This is the classic viewpoint.
17:04This is the most famous viewpoint
17:06of Hallstatt.
17:08The biggest advantage of the lockdown
17:10is that
17:12there are no tourists here.
17:14Only a few Germans.
17:16The rest of the tourists are
17:18from other countries.
17:20So it's not a big deal.
17:22It's not a big deal.
17:24Just a few Germans and a few domestic tourists.
17:26I came here with my friend
17:28in the winter.
17:30It was 10 times hotter than this.
17:32It was sunrise time in the morning.
17:34It was almost
17:36minus 15 or minus 16 degrees.
17:38And there is no one here.
17:40It's so nice to come here.
17:42It's a beautiful place.
17:44Especially when there are no tourists.
17:46I have come here with my bike.
17:48I have taken some pictures.
17:50If you want to see them,
17:52you can check them out.
17:54It has just started raining a little.
17:56So I am thinking of leaving the village.
17:58It's not allowed in normal days.
18:00But I have asked a few locals.
18:02They said it's not a problem.
18:04So I am gonna pass through here.
18:06I don't think it's possible in normal days.
18:08So let's go.
18:10It's not a problem with the bike.
18:12Only locals can drive here.
18:22We will leave from here.
18:24This is the town center.
18:26We are passing through the town center.
18:32This is amazing.
18:34Seriously.
18:53Check out the scene of the village.
19:10I have left Hallstatt.
19:12And my hotel is
19:14about 60 km from here.
19:16I am thinking that if I find
19:18another petrol pump on the way,
19:20I will fill it up.
19:22And if I don't,
19:24it's possible that I can do this
19:26on the 79 km green peg.
19:28I don't have to stop here.
19:30I will fill it up tomorrow morning.
19:32Otherwise, the worst case would be
19:34that I will fill up my 2 litre reserve
19:36and go ahead.
19:38It's almost 8.05 pm.
19:40I will reach there by 9 pm.
19:50It's time to say goodbye.
19:52See you in the next video.
20:21Today is probably
20:23my most beautiful
20:25and the best day
20:27since I started motovlogging.
20:29One of the reasons for that is
20:31the views in Austria.
20:33I was so happy.
20:35The weather was nice.
20:37I got stuck in the rain in the last part.
20:39The place I am at is called Grobbing.
20:41Let me check the exact location from Google.
20:43It's a small village.
20:45Grobming.
20:47The pass I have to pass tomorrow,
20:49starts from here.
20:51That's why I am here.
20:53I hope you liked today's vlog.
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20:59See you in the next one.
21:01Allah Hafiz.