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Day Two

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Day 5

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Day 3

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Portrait of Peppe, our leader from Sicily

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Ginnie and Paul with Monica and John Morton from El Paso

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Day 3: Maika and Ben, on the way to (or from) Montalcino

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Peppe checking things out

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Our favorite cycling companions.

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Sarah and Emily, sisters - currently from SF and London

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Diagram of the old mill at the thermal waters of Bagno Vignoni

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Day 2: we cycled up to the Castiglione d'Orcia

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Workings of the old mill at Bagno Vignoni

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Day 2: rooftops below Montepulciano

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Day 2: Stone garage in Montepulciano

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Day 2: strolling in Montepulciano

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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fwd: day two

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testing

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testing

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Our hotel for the first two nights: Albergo Le Terme in the village of Bagno Vignoni

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Val d'Orcia (Orcia River Valley)

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The bike trip begins!

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Too much delicious food!

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Dinner menu -- after an equally huge lunch!

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"CA" on line 3 of this tombstone means this person was left-handed.

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 19:01:49 +0000

Fragments of a terracotta frieze: Child of the Dolphin

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The left-handed leader of Lucca

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Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus divided up control of Roman terrirories

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 18:58:43 +0000

Puccini Concert every night. Tonight a medley with mezzosprano and tenor, piano

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Porta San Maria (maybe? there are six gates to the walled city)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:11:10 +0000

Waiting for tiramissu?

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Beautiful doors of Lucca (PN)

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:11:10 +0000

Bikes are everywhere and there are dozens of bike shops in Lucca.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:11:10 +0000

Via Fosso and the canal built in 1376 to support the silk industry

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:11:03 +0000

Tilly do you miss us??

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:55:00 +0000

Tuesday bike ride in the country

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Hairpin turns on Tuesday ride - Ginnie had to walk her bike !

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Free Puccini Concert at Chiesa di san Cristoforo

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Concert at Chiesa di San Cristoforo - Choir, strings, piano, and a tenor:

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Fancy white dresses!

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Detail of the lace on fancy white dress - quanto costa?!?!?

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Birthday Lunch at H&G Coffee Lounge (slogan = Follow the Crumbles)

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 21:33:58 +0000

Birthday appetizer in beautiful bowls: delicious panzanella - sorry we ate it all before the photo

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Birthday dessert: carrot cake and ice cream

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Birthday lunch: quinoa salad and cauliflower pakoras

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Reward after Tuesday bike ride!

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:24:35 +0000

Country scene while biking on Via dei Borelli

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Paul cooked dinner tonight: omelet, sauteed veggies with local "buccellato" bread

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Beautifully wrapped baked goods from Pinelli's Pasticceria

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Funghi

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Cycling on lovely country roads

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Surprise - a castle on the hillside (Castello Nozzano)

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Pasta parade

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Produce store

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Heather??

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Flea Market blouse for ONE EURO

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"Isadoro" -- gatto Italiano

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Flea Market Food Cart (6 euros for a greasy hamburger)

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Coniglietti

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Paul shopping for a shirt at Secongi Secreti

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Flea Market: "Made in Italy"

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Minuscola libreria in bicicletta

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Grande Libreria

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Cute children's rain boots

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pink apples from the organic farmers' market

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Pioggia Pioggia vai via !

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Rain Rain Go Away !

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Mozart's Missa Solemnis performed by the Polifonica Lucchesi in St. Michele

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 12:33:57 +0000

We rented our 'hybrid' bikes from Chrono.

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Basilico San Frediano - our home base piazza

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Paladino Meschi, Owner who rode out to fix my broken bike chain

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Bike on a tether-lock.

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Neighborhood recycling and trash centers - residents swipe their card to access

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avocado+egg and pulled pork sandwiches, toast with gorgonzola+pear+walnuts

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a mansion, sweet macarons, our produce market

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a mansion, sweet macarons, our produce market

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a mansion, sweet macarons, our produce market

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 19:45:34 +0000

friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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friday bike ride lucca to lago massciuccoli

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chewy crust, fresh fresh ingredients!

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pizza and the amfiteatro at night

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pizza and the amfiteatro at night

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pizza and the amfiteatro at night

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pizza and the amfiteatro at night

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bike ride along the serchio river

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bike ride along the serchio river

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bike ride along the serchio river

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bike ride along the serchio river

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bike ride along the serchio river

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bike ride along the serchio river

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handcolored reprints of antique lithographs

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handcolored reprints of antique lithographs

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deliziosi piatti lucchesi

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deliziosi piatti lucchesi

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deliziosi piatti lucchesi

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day 2: sights around town

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 19:14:41 +0000

day 2: sights around town

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day 2: sights around town

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day 2: sights around town

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day 2: sights around town

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day 2: sights around town

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butter is sealed with grommets!!!

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street musicians everywhere

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street musicians everywhere

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street musicians everywhere

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street musicians everywhere

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piazza san frediano: gelato and cello musiv

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:55:52 +0000

piazza san frediano: gelato and cello musiv

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piazza san frediano: gelato and cello musiv

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piazza san frediano: gelato and cello musiv

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lucca orto botanico founded 1820

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lucca orto botanico founded 1820

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lucca orto botanico founded 1820

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lucca orto botanico founded 1820

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first day exploring lucca on foot

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:52:37 +0000

first day exploring lucca on foot

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 16:52:37 +0000

first day exploring lucca on foot

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first day exploring lucca on foot

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first day exploring lucca on foot

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first day exploring lucca on foot

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Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:29:36 +0000

ginnie's new shoes for italy!!

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:18:21 +0000

preparando per la Toscana (Tuscany)!!

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:43:11 +0000

Mappa de ciclismo de Lo-Nicholson-Hahn

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 19:34:58 +0000

Not for the faint of heart!

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:16:50 +0000

From the Yang T-Shirt Museum collection - circa 2000

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:15:25 +0000

Never figured out the difference between a velocipede and velociraptor...which one is this?

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:14:55 +0000