Days 97 to 102 – “and this is Tim who walked all the way from Weybridge”
There is no finer way to end a pilgrimage than to receive a Papal blessing. I hurried along to StContinue Reading
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There is no finer way to end a pilgrimage than to receive a Papal blessing. I hurried along to StContinue Reading
Three months and three days after leaving my home in Weybridge, Paul and I arrived in Rome. Does the VaticanContinue Reading
Campagnano di Roma celebrated the feast of its patron saint, John the Baptist long into the night. The bishop ledContinue Reading
Paul and I had an action packed 32km walk today. Everything one could wish for on the Via Francigena. ThereContinue Reading
I’m fast approaching the end of my Via Francigena guidebook. Flicking through the pages I see that Rome is justContinue Reading
We were the only pilgrims in the convent last night; I doubt there were many nuns either. What do youContinue Reading
Our accommodation last night was a sterile B&B in San Lorenzo Nuovo. All very nice but it’s the sort ofContinue Reading
I was lucky to find a stone slab outside the hostel by the church from where a faint G3 signalContinue Reading
We are coming towards the end of Tuscany. This last section feels the most remote with rolling hills far intoContinue Reading
Our diet is alternating between pasta and pizza in a desperate battle to eat enough calories to sustain the nextContinue Reading