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  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞

    Day 26 LUCCA, Italy

    September 24, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 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 🤗    Read more

  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞
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    Day 27 Lucca and adventures to Cambassi

    September 27, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 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
    🤸🤗🤸    Read more

  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞
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    Day 30 San Gimignano 🤣

    September 29, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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.    Read more

  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞
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    Day 33 Oct 3 and Yes I've enjoyed ...

    October 3, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 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 🥰    Read more

  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞
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    Day 36 6 October IL Borgthetto Italy

    October 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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 ☝️    Read more

  • Bruce StanleyTravelerSeptember 1 to Rome and 🤞
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    Day 40 10 October 24

    October 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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.    Read more

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    Day 39 ... 9 October 24

    October 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 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 Italy    Read more

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    Day 41 11 October 24

    Oct 11–18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 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.    Read more

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    Day 42 12 October 24 ;-)))

    October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 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 😯    Read more

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