May 23 Piazzalle Michaelangelo

The AT bus app is sometimes helpful, and frequently maddening. Piazzalle Michaelangelo is a VERY steep hike up the hill- a bit beyond our ability right now. We can do it- we DID do it, but we have to stop very frequently, blocking the way for those behind us. And the exhaustion exceeds any feelings of accomplishment we should have.

We know that buses go there- we saw them on our previous trek up there. So when we put our origin and destination into either the bus app or Google maps seeking a bus solution - they tell us to walk. 8 minutes, it says. And just finding out which buses go where is a challenge.

After creating a bunch of pretend scenarios over hours, I found out that the 23 bus gets us to the Verazzano (yes) bridge, and we switch to the 13 bus to get to Piazzale Michaelangelo. They couldn't just tell me it was an option.

Anyway, we made our way up there- the mistake being it was Saturday, so we were joined by hundreds if not thousands of fellow sunset-seekers. Couldn't get the good views, but the camera caught some, when held high over peoples' heads.

We took a bus down, but didn't get off on time, so ended up past Santa Croce for a decent walk home- but not uphill.Read more