the saubers

If it comes to food, Nadine and I are sort of picky if not spoild.
And if it comes to Italien food our expectations are very, very high. In Zurich we found our favorite Restaurand which offers everything, from brilliant food and wine, to friendly service (grazie a Genarro and Francisco) and a unique atmosphere – la Pergola at the Kanzleistrasse 121.

Now that we went to Italy, we hoped to get a similar standard as we were used to from La Pergola. But as Riva del Garda is a touristic place, invaded by the Germans, it was not easy to find what we were looking for.

After three rather disappointing diners we tried something a bit outside the center. The place is called Osteria La Contrada and offers exactly what we were looking for: Excellent food, very friendly service and a good atmosphere! If you’re planning a trip to Riva del Garda, visit them at Via Bastione 1, it’s really worth it.

written by Philipp \\ tags: Italian food, Riva del Garda

After our warm up the day before, I planned a longer bike ride  today, up to 1′580 meters above see level.

And I had as usual my favorite gadget with me. The Suunto X9i, the world’s smallest outdoor wrist computer with GPS. A brilliant piece of equipment for cycling and mountain biking, if you like it to be small. There are other cycle computers with GPS but the are all bigger.

Beside the GPS, the X9i has the following features: altimeter, barometer, compass, watch (stopwatch, alarm, etc), water resistant up to 100 m, rechargeable battery via USB cable.

But one of the best things is, that you can explore the tours you did in Google earth (on my opinion the best Google tool). Below is an example of my today’s tour. The Suunto X9i captures a geographical point every minute and that’s how the tour is built in Google earth afterwards.

The next screen shot shows the tour in the software provided by Suunto.

That’s how I keep track of all my tours throughout the year without having to write a complicated training log book.
Are you using any other brilliant gadgets? Let me know.

written by Philipp \\ tags: biking, Lago di Garda, Riva del Garda