My very short ride to France ended yesterday when I did a combo of train and riding to get back home. The day started with an early walk around town to see the cathedral and the sunrise.
The basilica has two churches on a small square high up above town. The early morning light makes them look unreal.
Then down to the beach, where I caught furled umbrellas with the sun bright against them, vivid red, and then with the sun behind them, dark outlines.
As I headed back to the hotel to have breakfast with my two friends, I passed the town market. Bright lines of color against the zebra stripes.
Breakfast was a perfect combination: English tea and croissant!
I took the train to Ventimiglia (20 mile), just over the border. Wandered there for an hour before catching the Genoa train. The town was lively with the Saturday market busy and energetic.
Got off the train at La Spezia and rode the rest of the way home. Incredible light and warm colors. Popped down into the village of San Terenzo for an ice cream. They have done a great job with their small seaside piazza, it’s very inviting and comfortable.
Got home just before it became too dark to ride. Very strange to be done with my adventure and be home again. Felt like I’d left weeks ago, but it was only five days!
Beautiful! And I love that you got a pic of the humanoid getting caught between the train doors. -a.s.
Wonderful! I wanted to see your loaded bike. Do you have a pic? I miss the croissants in France………
How long was the ride from La Spezia?
The colors and shapes of that pic just grabbed me!
I rode from La Spezia only to Carrara. It took 1:15 with a side trip to San Tenerzo, so probably an hour flat. It’d take another 45 mins from there to get home I think, along the flat beach-side road.