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1152. A Classy Finish to a Long Day (Italy 129)
Day 063: 5 hours, 6.0 kms, Day: 29.0 kms
After Nocera Superiore, it feels like the road is gradually climbing higher and higher… which means colder and colder… and daylight is fading fast. But there are positive signs: a lot or roadside businesses which signal that I must be approaching a major town… and the sunset is beautiful, as the red colored clouds blend contrast with the dark ...
1151. Searching for Roman Ruins (Italy 128)
... schedule whatsoever… maybe I should head back to Nocera Superiore where I know all trains will make a stop than risk another night out in the cold… But instead I decide to press on, continuing all the way up the town until the road hits the mountain forest… then following another road on back to the highway to the next town, which I dearly hope will have a major train ...
1150. Rail Junction Town (Italy 127)
... behind me for a strum session, then on through the town… past its respectable old City Hall and spacious plaza… past some high rise apartment buildings—something I haven't seen in a while. It’s almost comforting to see some urban life when it felt like I was getting farther and farther from ...
1149. A Friendly Audience (Italy 126)
Day 063: 2 hours, 3.0 kms
Pagani is a large, fully alive town. Here I decide to check out the Nativity Scene Competition—which apparently is serious business here in this region. People compete to create the most beautiful, detailed Nativity scene, many of which are actually medieval village scenes, with scores of miniature characters, blacksmiths, tailors, ...
1143. Stumbling on an Old Roman Villa (Italy 120)
... in the middle of his farm! I ask if I have to pay anything…
“Gratuito!” he reassures me. I’m starting to really like Grugnano after all.
And so I discover my own ancient Roman villa which captures some of the same magic of Pompeii, with its well preserved rooms, garden courtyard and even paintings on the walls—the difference is that here ...
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