September 1 to Rome and 🤞

Eylül – Ekim 2024

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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 24
- 24 Eylül 2024 Salı 10:14
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Yükseklik: 81 m
- İtalya Orsanmichele 43.77065, 11.25553143°46’14” N 11°15’20” E
Day 26 LUCCA, Italy
24 Eylül 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I arrived in Lucca yesterday on a sunny day. To Lucca's credit the Tourist Crowds were evident but certainly not overbearing like Florence.
Lucca is known as the Wall City.
So the first thing for me to do was to take this 4K perimeter Roman Wall Walk (see some of the photos). Today I visited their 2 National Museums and had my Credencial stamped twice 🤗
The Museum benefits, for me, was to get my head around the time before the Roman era and the eventual demise of that significant history era. Tomorrow I'm heading south to do part of my Via Francigena. Sandy Brown is the highly respected Cecerone author of the Via Francigena and also the Camino Frances etc. Sandy recommends to avoid Lucca's industrial area and take a train instead.
Overall my committed time factors and Brucee' near 88 years may play their parts on what parts/distances I achieve. Primarily I am focusing on the last VF 100Ks into Rome. Hopefully there's more, 🥰
PS Brucee not drinking Spanish vino Tinto, but Italian vino Rosso 🤗Okumaya devam et
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Narelle CampbellHow wonderful to be in Lucca. Enjoy ‘your’ VFC Bruce. Absolutely nothing for you to prove…..Just take it all in and have the joy of walking with gratitude in your heart. You are one lucky 88 year old!
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Gezgin🤗🤸🤗 thanks Narelle. Yes Luck has been on my side, boosted by so many BMCS. Lucky Brucee 🥰
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Narelle Campbell….not quite 88 year old. 😂
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 27
- 27 Eylül 2024 Cuma 18:10
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Yükseklik: 321 m
- İtalya Sant'Agostino 43.539033, 10.95443643°32’21” N 10°57’16” E
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Day 27 Lucca and adventures to Cambassi
27 Eylül 2024, İtalya ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today I enjoyed a Positive grateful Camino day. It has its huddles but as my Son Richard would say "adventures with ups & downs" are always positive.
I decided I didn't need to walk the 28ks to San Miniato..
Then I said to myself why not skip the following hilly 24+Ks to Gambassi Terme. So Bookings.com to the rescue (but not quite).
Rome2Rio gave me a Train Bus plan which was eventually successful.
After lunch, I proceed to my accommodation. The map said 1.3Ks. Long story short the address given was totally wrong. Good Italian's pulled, saw me in a fuffle. Phoned the proper address ... spoke extensively, then drove up to a beautiful heritage home. It got worse. Said I couldn't have the room I booked. I was to be credited but then booked into a tiny room. Further I was miles from the town center. Also I was to stay in the mansion alone the 1st night. The 2nd night it was booked out.
Lucky Brucee then got the best outcome. After telling the receptionist I was not happy, she then got me an apartment at €25 a night (versus €80 p.n.)
This is in an Albergue, in the centre of this small VF Camino Town. Fellow Pilgrims, all happy and enjoying their journeys
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Gezgin This 1st photo is one of the treasured evening scenes one sees in Spain and Italy. At every age group, woman enjoying their friends, Men in their groups (1 table playing cards). Off to the left there's a cluster of teenagers.
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Gezgin I stopped for lunch and this was painted on the wall 🤣
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Gezgin Hey tonight I had another "lucky Brucee" moment. Brugly enjoyed a Vino Rosso or 2. Also many VF pilgrim chats. I then, full of happy thoughts, tried to recall my way back to my lovely Hostel. Long story short, Locals new the owner, who came and lead me home. 🤗🙏🤗
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 29
- 29 Eylül 2024 Pazar 14:38
- ☀️ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 383 m
- İtalya Pancole 43.487861, 11.00554743°29’16” N 11°0’20” E
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Day 30 San Gimignano 🤣
29 Eylül 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lucca to Gambassi Terme a few days ago by Train/Bus. Walked from Gambassi Terme 13.7Ks. to San Gimignano. The guide book lists this part of Via Francigena Tuscany as the not to be missed Scenic best. It didn't disappoint but was challenging. Sunny about 23⁰C and with deep descents plus bigger ascends. I felt it but was pleased. 🤣
I start my week of Sketching with Susie Murphie's Tuscany week tomorrow. (I've attached 2 practice warmup paintings).
Note: the photo included is me with a 77YO South African lady walking part of the VF with her 3 daughters. I walked a few Ks with them and enjoyed lovely conversations.Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin That is San Gimignano in the distance
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Gezgin Ozzie meets South African
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Gezgin This is the locals evening meeting park. It instantly reminded me of Melide in Spain. ALL ages in their own groups.
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 33
- 3 Ekim 2024 Perşembe 19:47
- ☁️ 15 °C
- Yükseklik: 207 m
- İtalya Agriturismo la Fidanza 43.462317, 11.07613643°27’44” N 11°4’34” E
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Day 33 Oct 3 and Yes I've enjoyed ...
3 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
88 today 🥳. 16 of us enjoyed an extension Wine tour at one of Italy's oldest, large and v impressive Wineries... followed by an impromptu after art evening with Susie and her devoted Wednesday students, 8 of us partied on (we were making a party noise) 🥳
Long story short, I've enjoyed a wonderful Italian 88th BD.
I should add, Susie's Workshop is a rewarding and positive success.
Hopefully I'll attach more photos tomorrow.
Love to you ALL
Lucky Brucee 🥰Okumaya devam et
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Carmel CarlsenHAPPY BIRTHDAY Bruce 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁 🎊
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Carmel Carlsen I don't think you have enough wine 😉
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GezginHaHAAAA ... well in truth we enjoyed some awesome Vino Rosso late into the night 🤣
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Carmel CarlsenWell done. It looks like you had a great time
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 35
- 5 Ekim 2024 Cumartesi 13:22
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Yükseklik: 299 m
- İtalya Piazza della Cisterna 43.463625, 11.04254443°27’49” N 11°2’33” E
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Day 36 6 October IL Borgthetto Italy
5 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Did you ever turn left when you should have turned right ?¿?
Brucee did with wonderful results.
The last 3 photos show the Canadian Camino couple I happily met again (when I took the wrong turn) 🤣 Then some kilometers later (again walking back from a wrong turn) this lovely young lady "Sarah" (last photo) stopped her car, asked whether I was lost, (I wasn't, but I was concentrating on checking Goggle Maps), Sarah said "I know IL Borgthetto" Get in the car!
In an all too short time, we enjoyed one of the best short conversations I could ever wish for. Camino delivers🤗 Lucky Brucee
Yesterday we spent the day in San Gimignano... mostly sketching (shopping for some). San Gimignano is a UNESCO World Hermitage site. It is located on a quite high hill. It has 15 of it's medieval towers still standing (originally 72).
Tomorrow, Monday, we leave IL Borgthetto. Many fly home via Milan and other significant cities. Lucky Brucee heads south to VITERBO. The plan there is to walk south to Rome ☝️Okumaya devam et
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Narelle Campbell Just beautiful Bruce.
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Narelle Campbell More new friends!
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GezginHi Narelle. Yes that is a lovely young lady Sarah... she insisted on giving me a lift 🥳
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 35
- 5 Ekim 2024 Cumartesi 13:22
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Yükseklik: 299 m
- İtalya Piazza della Cisterna 43.463625, 11.04254443°27’49” N 11°2’33” E
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Day 40 10 October 24
5 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
I walked today from Vetralla to CAPRANICA. The condition was windy but good. The 1st photo shows you the Via Francigena sign (from San Gimignano) I was hun
looking for.
The 2nd (photo) tiny, hard to see, sign on many posts, I missed.
Still I made it to Capranica feeling I should not be stopping so soon.
Capranica has a history back to Etruscan time. Many streets are cobblestone, narrow and their buildings are updated old structures.
My photos are limited in number but I hope of interest to you.
I'm planning the walks and days to arrive in Rome on the 19th.
My flight home leaves pm 22/10. Tomorrow is a short walk to SUTRI .
Lastly the last 3 photos show the Deer signs (I saw none), SMART car ... essential for the limited parking in Italy, and a watercolour I did on the last afternoon.Okumaya devam et
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Carmel Carlsen I love these little cars
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Carmel Carlsen Beautiful 😍
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Gezgin Oh WOW Bruce! Magnifico!
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GezginHi Pam. That painting was done on the last afternoon... Susie's tutoring paid off 🥰
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 36
- 6 Ekim 2024 Pazar 09:17
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Yükseklik: 207 m
- İtalya Agriturismo la Fidanza 43.462303, 11.07605843°27’44” N 11°4’34” E
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Day 39 ... 9 October 24
6 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Day 1 of my Viterbo to Vetralla of my Via Francigena , was positively excellent.
However after my "3 Orange" service initially cut out, my plans changed.
I should say my 3 Orange service was updated only a few days ago.
There was GigaByte's of data left, being unaware there was no GPS.
Moving on, I found many Italians wanting to help. (See 8th photo). It was resolved. A taxi took me back into beautiful Viterbo. 3 Orange updated my service ☝️. Problem 1 solved, but all this took time.
So this 88YO executed Plan 2.
Yes I succumbed to the luxury of taking the Bus all the way to Vetralla. Relaxed me ... and I'm not ruling Bus services out (one of the huge benifits is that you do get to enjoy these Etruscan villages and Italian friendships,).
Pencil Plans are to walk 17+ Ks to
Capranica Tomorrow☝️
I will comment on some of these photos. Point being I was helped many times by English speaking Italians and I am genuinely grateful. 9th photo is an Italian gentleman who gave me a Bus Ticket to Vetralla!!!
In the photos that follow are a few of these Italian good sumerians. Yes Lucky me.
PS last photo is one of Magic's boy friend in ItalyOkumaya devam et
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Gezgin The Macdonald couple who work hard to sort out my 3 Orange problems (the text 3 Orange responses were all in Italian and were not able to be converted using Goggle Translate)
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Gezgin Lovely Pasty people helping get directions to a Bank.
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Gezgin Narrow Streets. My Taxi driver was reluctant to use them.
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 39
- 9 Ekim 2024 Çarşamba 20:14
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Yükseklik: 389 m
- İtalya Vetralla 42.306771, 12.08057242°18’24” N 12°4’50” E
Day 39 9 October 🥰
9 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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- Gün 41–48
- 11 Ekim 2024 16:13 - 18 Ekim 2024
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- ☀️ 21 °C
- Yükseklik: 301 m
- İtalya Sutri 42.243311, 12.22111142°14’36” N 12°13’16” E
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Day 41 11 October 24
11–18 Eki 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Today's Walk was from Capranica to Sutri.... said to be 9Ks. It started with a long twisting cobblestone road and the Via Francigena signs pointed to an uphill and bushland road. This for me was a chance to walk slowly, stop often and simply enjoy the splendor of autumn leaves and chestnuts falling.
My early coffee was just before the VF took me into the bush The young lady treated everyone with a smile. At the quiet moments (washing up) she often broke into Opera.. I loved every moment of it When I asked her for a photo she smiled (picture 6) and asked me if I wanted a Stamp for my Credencial.
All good for this 88YO 🤗
Then came the solo walk in the autumn bush.
Now in Sutri. This again is a well preserved Etruscan / Roman village Plan for tomorrow is to relax and enjoy the Etruscan Roman sites. Oh I should comment on the last 2 photos. The last one was the owner of my stay in Capranica. The 2nd last is a group of happy Brazilians.Okumaya devam et
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Gezgin The Type is small but if you look (or enlarge) you will see the bush part I referred to " FOSSO MAZZANO -stream pathway"
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Carmel Carlsen I shopped in that supermarket Bruce!
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GezginHaHAAA it's comforting to know I have tread the same Nordic path
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Carmel Carlsen👍
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Gezgin September 1 to Rome and 🤞
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- Gün 42
- 12 Ekim 2024 Cumartesi 20:24
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Yükseklik: 296 m
- İtalya Sutri, Castello di Carlo Magno 42.241072, 12.22587442°14’28” N 12°13’33” E
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Day 42 12 October 24 ;-)))
12 Ekim 2024, İtalya ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
SUTRI Rest Day today, I enjoyed some of the Etruscans historical sites, plus Sutri's villagers and their welcoming warm culture.
Since arriving in this part of Italy I naturally was keen to learn a bit of the Etruscan history.
The 2nd, 3rd and 4th photos only scratch the surface but were of interest to me. Photos 11, 12 and 13 are from the ancient Roman times featuring the Amphitheater plus their burial Tombs (photo 13).
Photo 15 is Brucee's Italian Coffee maker and photo 16 is a selfie of Frianzo and me. The only way we could enjoy a barra and a chat was via Google Translate. It was successful and we both agreed to take a selfie. 🤣 Frianzo is walking the Via Francigena.
Tomorrow I'm heading south to Monterosi.🤞 Rain is predicted for Friday ,Saturday, Sunday 😯Okumaya devam et
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GezginThanks Bruce for sharing about the Etruscans. I had never heard about them before. Since reading your post I have read up a little about them. Very interesting. 🙏😃
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GezginANN the 7 photo might help explain these narrow, hilly and twisty Etruscan streets. Street lighting is a ok to good.
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Carmel CarlsenFingers crossed 🤞 the rain is light!
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