• Carmel CarlsenVia Francigena - part 3Carmel Carlsen
    6In Saint Teresa church2The front door of the Tivoli hotelSanta Maria Della Grazia churchThe cathedral towerGesu' churchBasilica of the Holy Cross12Me with another AustralianThe darling little tourist trainThe church of Saint IreneOut front of Saint Teresa church3

    Day 45: Lecce - rest day

    May 10 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C

    I woke this morning totally unmotivated. OK, I thought, it's a rest day, stay in bed as long as you like. I did, and I slothed around until midday before I emerged. I then walked around for a few hours, had a light lunch, and came back to my room for a siesta! When I was out, I came across Anne-Laure, who has a bad foot and had arrived by train. We will have dinner together tonight, possibly with another Australian pilgrim whom they met yesterday! I can't wait.
    Update: dinner was delightful. Uwe (sounds like oover), from Hamburg and Cliff, from Melbourne, also joined us.    Read more