topics: focaccia (food), bikes on trains in Italy, rain, Appian Way, the road to Roma; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM May 17, 1998
Sunrise (local): 5:51 a.m. Sunset (local): 8:23 p.m.	Weather 68°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 123 mi / 198 km Cumulative Total 5000 mi / 8052 km	Lat: 41° 54' 09" N Lon: 12° 27' 26" E Elev: 322 ft / 98 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Roma, also known as Rome
Where We're Staying: the museum/workshop/home of our host in Roma
Places We Visited: Palazzo Martsano of Carinola, Terracina, the Via Appia (Appian Way), Roma in the rain
Featured Site: Via Appia (Appian Way)
Person of the Day: Andrea Di Napoli
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: focaccia; Breakfast: corn flakes, milk, coffee; Lunch: mozzarella sandwiches, wine; Dinner: pasta, focaccia pizza, salad, focaccia; Olive count: 2144
Word of the Day: "Alle-alle" is a special bicyclists' greeting.
Tech Fact of the Day: putting bikes on trains in Italy: Flat Count (Cumulative): 30 - 5 more flats in just two days!; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 32


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