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Monday, May 26th, 2008Photo Of The Main Path Leading To The Memorial
Photo Of Headstones At The Florence American Cemetery
Photo Of A Mural In The Memorial Showing Troop Movements
Photo Of The Wall With Names of the Missing
One of the reasons that I enjoy bicycle touring is that you get to see places in much more detail as compared to other […]
Touring Lucca and Pisa Italy
Friday, May 16th, 2008Leaning Tower Of Pisa
Biking and Walking Path on Wall Surrounding Lucca, Italy
Side view of Lucca Wall
On my recent trip to Italy, I had the opportunity to visit the towns of Lucca and Pisa. The center of Lucca is surrounded by a wall system constructed during the 16th and 17th centuries. These walls which were originally […]
Florence By Bike
Monday, May 12th, 2008In my recent trip to Italy, I discovered a great bike shop called Florence By Bike (http://www.florencebybike.it/). The shop provides bicycle rentals, maps and support for tourists looking to rent a bike for a day trip or a tour in the Tuscany region. The staff in the shop are very helpful in fitting your bike and assisting […]
Touring in the Italian Chianti Region
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008The Chianti region in Tuscany offers great options for bicycling tourists. The combination of the beautiful landscape and the low traffic roads make it idea for cyclists. Many tour companies provide fully supported tours in the region and I have done one of those tours in the past. Several years ago I did a tour […]
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