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Monday 27 October Day started with a needed long recuperative sleep and an excellent breakfast. Northern European tourist style, not Italian. 3200 year old obelisk of Ramses pictured. In the same square: Santa Maria Del Popolo Giolotti, the oldest and … Continue reading →

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Sunday 26 October same cool morning and warn afternoon. Final walk, ends at the Vatican of course. Day starts with an oops. End of daylight savings time. We were too early for breakfast. Would not have mastered at breakfast time … Continue reading →

Saturday 25 October. Same weather. Learned of the Finance police who stop you when leaving shops. No receipt, you pay a fine. Even for a lollipop. This explains why shops have insisted I take a receipt even when buying just … Continue reading →

Friday 23 October The farm: number one product is prosciutto, followed by pasta, and fruits. Learned this as we had some of the best prosciutto ever for dinner. To reduce a 35km stage the owner took us several kms up … Continue reading →

Thursday 23 October good walking weather. Chilly start. Hotel is a farmhouse, agrotuismo montefusco. More on this below. Breakfast starts, at Benedicta, by there being none at the hotel. Owners did not bother to get up. Luckily there are cafe … Continue reading →

Wednesday 22 October Hotel Tuscia turned out to be an average European hotel, well situated in the center of the town,with an outstanding staff. Friendly, helpful and professional. Made the three night stay a pleasant one. Adventure starts with a … Continue reading →

Monday 20 October sunny First a quandary. When I try and charge an iPhone with a USB connection directly to a wall plug it charges fine. However the iPad, which requires 2.1 amps does not charge. Surely an Italian wall … Continue reading →

Sunday 19 October, evening Long days ride. London,Rome and then train to viterbo. uneventful except for the poorly organized Heathrow with its endless entry and security lines. Uneventful but not uncomplicated. The train from the airport to Rome is easy. … Continue reading →

Tuesday 21 October sunny Final test and tourist day here. Power solved. To draw 2.1 amps, what an iPad requires, one must use a grounded adaptor. Three pronged small pins in Italy, or at least this part of Italy. However … Continue reading →