Our 2nd and last full day in Rome. We decided to do the Rick steves Heart of Rome Walking tour, which started 50m from our place at Campo...

Today we took in Rome. Several weeks ago we got tickets to the Coliseum for 8.30 am as that was the one sight we knew we wanted to see...

We slept in as we didn’t have a long day in to Roma and we doubted we would be able to get in to our apartment before 2 pm. We rolled out...

As we rode out of Sutri we passed another Etruscan and Roman sight. There was ancient caves carved in to the ‘tuff stone’ that been made...

It’s hard to find new ways to express the day. It some ways it is now routine - wake up around 6.45, get packed, allergy meds for those...

Breakfast at the hotel and off we roll. A climb came pretty early in the day and by 10 am we were at the top enjoying the view from high...

An excellent dinner and very reasonable in Radicofani the night before and a pleasant stroll back down to the hotel. We had a 7.30...

A short 30 km day today but a decent 640m climb for the second half. We had breakfast and pushed off by 8.30. A pleasant ride along paved...

What an amazing day! We had breakfast included with the room and then headed down to La Posta with its outdoor pools and shaded lounge...

Our biggest biking day of the trip lay in front of us. 60 km and 830m (2800 ft). We had sandwiches and frozen drinks ready as well as 5...

We did the slow wake, but we were all up and ready to head out the door by 9.30 am. We decided to splurge on breakfast directly on il...

Up at 7 am and rolling out of the cafe before 8 am on our way to Siena. The view back toward San Gimignano was breathtaking as we started...

We all slept in as late as we could (8 am) and then got up and shared the space we had to get ready. An excellent value room right on the...

With 2500 ft of climbing today we all decided on an early start. We were all a bit groggy due to the busyness of the town through the...

The night before -  We had a really lovely evening with a bike ride around Lucca. They had created a biking and walking path atop the...

Day 3 We have bikes! It’s always a bit of an unknown about how the bike rental will go. It’s often a meeting in a park, like doing a drug...

Day 2 Firenze take 2 Our last day in Florence was supposed to be relaxed and simple. We decided we wanted to get in to the Accademia to...

Day 1 Thursday This morning we took it slow as we adjusted to the new time. Both the kids were up early but Crys and I were a little slow...

Day 0 We are off! Six weeks of biking and hiking in Europe. With Andrew graduating and Sara off to Germany for 2025-2026 school year we...