MOTORRAD TOURS
P88
Feature
of BMW Experience, this Classic Tour spans
the northern region of Spain and Portugal and
offers nine days of fantastic riding and five-star
accommodations. As you would expect, if
BMW puts their name on it, it has to be first-
class, and I can promise you, it is.
This tour is promoted as a "riding tour" and
averages 200-plus miles per day of some
of the best roads Europe has to offer. While
the scenery was incredibly beautiful, and the
accommodations were over-the-top, those
are just a side benefit of this particular tour.
Less crowded than the Alps and with end-
less miles of traffic-free flowing turns, the
Picos and Asturias Mountain Tour is the perfect tour for
people like me, who just want to ride. But this isn't the
only tour offered through Motorrad Tours; they have
trips to match every rider's desire, located all around
the world, including the U.S. (See sidebar for Motorrad
Tours details.)
Here are some of the highlights of the tour I was on.
I arrived in London a day early (as is recommended)
to acclimate to the time change and relax before the
official tour started. Arriving at 9:45 a.m. after an over-
night flight, I checked into the hotel, took a short nap,
and then headed into London for some sightseeing.
The Aviator is the first of many super-plush hotels on
this tour and is located adjacent to BMW's UK head-
quarters in Farnborough, England. Waterloo Station in
London is just a short train ride away, and from there
you can walk to Buckingham Palace, the Tower of Lon-
don, the London Eye and many other cultural and his-
torical attractions in London. Waterloo Station itself is a
spectacle of people, trains, restaurants, and shopping.
I'm glad I took the opportunity to spend the afternoon in
London. It's a fantastic city.
The first day of the Picos and Asturias Classic Tour
starts with a ferry crossing of the English Channel.
