Archive | June, 2016

Verona

19 Jun

Our first day of the trip was spent worrying about our bikes and luggage as they didn’t arrive with us. Luckily they weren’t far behind, getting to the hotel the next day with enough time to assemble them before leaving the following morning. It would definitely put a damper on our holiday if there were no bikes.
In Verona we enjoyed seeing the Roman coliseum which is regularly used for concerts and operas. We plan to see La Traviatta there when we return in a few weeks. We also visited an exhibit there about Maria Callas. We got rained on a bit in Verona but it cleared up nicely for the start of the riding.

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A 3 euro umbrella does the job

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When in doubt take the train

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More amphitheatre

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Frescoes of many varieties abound in Verona

2016 – Rientro in Italia

18 Jun

We are in the airport in Frankfurt enroute to Verona so I thought I’d get this year’s blog started. We are very excited to be on the bikes again with our tandem companions Katharine and Rob. This year we are doing a counter clockwise (lefty-loosey…) loop of the Veneto starting and ending in Verona. Here is an image of the route and a link to the google map. Ciao a tutti!

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2016 Veneto Cycling Route
https://goo.gl/maps/wG5JTH5QM1R2