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    • Ali and Jeff CarithersAli and Jeff CarithersEurope 2024

      Todi, Italy

      23. april 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F

      A wonderful 10+ hours of sleep and a great shower this morning (I don’t even know where to start with describing some of the bad shower situations we’ve had on this trip) started the day off perfectly. As much as we love the walking part of our trip, it was nice to have a day where we went the big distances in the car.
      A visit to Deruta yielded many painted terra cotta treasures in lovely traditional designs.
      Jeff has assured me that the numerous pieces that we purchased will fit just fine in our carry-ons.
      Next was a visit to Perugia which is a much larger city than Todi. Many interesting architectural features, but the highlight was a larger than life underground old city that had barrel-vaulted ceilings and enormous spaces. There are shops in some of the rooms and it is quite busy. The city can be traced back to 309bc and it developed under many different influences in the subsequent centuries. It exists on many elevations reached by lots (LOTS) of stairs.
      When we arrived back in Todi, we took the funicular (see photo) from the parking lot to Robert’s house which saves a lot of walking up.
      More exploration this afternoon in Todi including a visit to a highly decorated church here in town. We did get hailed on this afternoon. By the way, if it looks like we have the same clothes on in every picture from this trip, we do. The weather has been unexpectedly chilly the whole trip with the exception of the 2 86° days. So every day we put on everything we have and pretend it’s something fresh. We rejoice when we go through our suitcase and find something new. Using only a carryon definitely limits the choices.
      Dinner tonight was a pistachio filled pasta for me and a pasta with truffles for Jeff. I really needed a salad tonight and ordered the salad mista. Since it was only 5euros, I worried it might be too small for my tastes and thought about ordering two. Luckily I didn’t since it came in a large serving bowl!      Les mer

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      Todi, Italy

      22. april 2024, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      We flew to Rome this morning and drove north to Todi, Italy in Umbria to visit our dear friend Robert. His home is a renovated structure built into the city wall that was once in ruins. It is now a gorgeous home with beautiful architectural details and absolutely spectacular views over the Umbrian countryside.
      The town is interesting and lively and the food is fabulous.      Les mer

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      Paris

      21. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ 🌙 46 °F

      No pictures today. Just 2 weary travelers after a long day in 2 taxis and 3 trains.

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      Rocamadour, France

      20. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F

      Another 10 mile walk brought us to Rocamadour.
      It is literally a city that hangs off a cliff. We have said so many times during this trip that the people who built these incredibly fortified towns must have always been scared to death because they were pretty impenetrable and often have 360° views around them. Anyone coming for an attack would have been seen in plenty of time for preparation.
      Our walk today was mostly through tiny villages and farmland. Thankfully, the uphill climbs were relatively brief and Jeff kept up good conversation during them to distract me.
      Rocamadour is very much of a tourist site today.
      Most of the buildings were built in 1105. It has become a pilgrimage to visit the stations of the cross while traversing the zigzagging route down the cliff side.
      Rocamadour is famous for its cheese and foie gras.      Les mer

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    • Ali and Jeff CarithersAli and Jeff CarithersEurope 2024

      More walking in the French countryside

      19. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

      A hard 9 mile walk on a spectacular day. Not a cloud in the sky and in the 60’s which is quite a difference from when it sleeted yesterday!
      Our walks here have a large range of walking surfaces. There are trails, tracks, rocky tracks, asphalt and just rocks. We experience deciduous woods, farm fields, cliff edges and small villages.
      There is always something new to see. Jeff is always game for whatever is happening, but even though I can walk on flat ground forever, I dislike going up a steep incline and I need lots of breaks so I don’t start whining. Often we can walk for hours and never see another person.
      Our luggage is transferred to the next place we are staying and each day, the hotel or inn provides with dinner, breakfast the next morning and a packed lunch before we leave.
      We love this type of vacation and we joke that after walking all day, it is guilt free eating and drinking at dinner.
      Tonight we stayed in Meyronne in a castle from 1100. It was a very interesting and our room had huge angled rafter beams that were perfect for hitting your head in the dark.      Les mer

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    • Ali and Jeff CarithersAli and Jeff CarithersEurope 2024

      Carennac, France

      18. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F

      Again, we are taking a day off to explore this lovely French village. Our delightful bed and breakfast , La Petite Auberge, is tastefully done and very comfortable. One of the owners is a chef and manages to stuff us with fabulous food every chance he gets. The locally sourced food is so good. And since we are in cheese-making country, there seems to be cheese at every turn-and I’ve never met a cheese I didn’t like. Even with all of our exercise, I’m afraid we are consuming way more calories than we are burning. Oh well, homemade jams, croissants, yogurts and burrata cheese will not likely be showing up at our table at Spring House Farms anytime soon.
      Oh, and the two rescued dogs seem to have taken to Jeff and I and act quite put out if petting stops.      Les mer

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      Walking the French Countryside

      17. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

      A nine mile walk today brought us to Carennac, France. Today was probably the most varied and beautiful walk we have ever done. It was enough walking to be pleasantly tired at the end of the day, but not thoroughly exhausted.
      France has a wonderful complex of trails that run through both public and private property, The company we work with, OnFootHolidays, sets everything up including hotels, meals and most importantly, route notes. Because we are walking alone, we have only ourselves and our route notes/maps to depend on. Directions such as
      “Ignoring the immediate, doubling back road, take the other option past a house with a blue-painted balcony”. We have learned (the hard way and more than once), that you pay very close attention to the notes!      Les mer

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      A day in Loubressac

      16. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F

      We are often frustrated to arrive in a beautiful little village in France or elsewhere, tired after walking all day and needing to leave the next morning to get to the next destination. This time we asked OnFootHolidays to customize our trip so that we could have a full day here in this lovely village.

      It was an easy day walking around the village and not paying attention to the opening and closing times of the very few places to get something to eat. A yummy lunch of apricot yogurt and potato chips.      Les mer

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    • Ali and Jeff CarithersAli and Jeff CarithersEurope 2024
      We walked up the mountain from the small village below.

      Loubressac, France

      15. april 2024, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

      We completed our first day of walking and it was quite an introduction to this “department” in France called the Dordogne.
      The walk today was slated to be 15 miles (yes, you read that correctly), but we opted to get a ride part way to shorten it to 10 miles. The first 5 miles or so were easy and we strolled by bucolic farm fields, cattle and horses with foals. The spring flowers, blooming trees and wildflowers were captivating between their visual beauty and the heady fragrances. We had smiles on our faces as we stopped to have our baguette and cheese for lunch, all the while ignoring the cliffs that were always looming in front of us. I said, “I think we are going to go to the top of those” and Jeff agreed, saying, “I’m sure we are”. .. We did.

      The climb was quite steep and rocky, but the concerning part was that there was an impressive drop off next to the path. That is quite a challenge for 2 people who are both afraid of heights. So as we are cautiously climbing up a rock scramble, we see that there are other groups of hikers going up and down this treacherous path. Are they nuts? Oh no, we’re the ones who are nuts. We actually enjoy pushing ourselves a bit and did notice that most of the hikers were easily at least 20 years younger than us. As we looked at the route notes that guide us on our hike, we saw a term called a “balcony trail”. This is a narrow path with a steep drop off on one side. I was leaning so far to the land side while walking I think I am stuck that way.

      In any case, we were tired upon arriving at our destination, but mostly mentally from focusing so hard. We managed to down a bottle of wine and dinner without incident.      Les mer

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