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
Category: 2018
Day 96 – we arrive in Rome
Three months and three days after leaving my home in Weybridge, Paul and I arrived in Rome. Does the VaticanContinue Reading
Day 95 – Today La Storta, Tomorrow Rome
Campagnano di Roma celebrated the feast of its patron saint, John the Baptist long into the night. The bishop ledContinue Reading
Day 94 – The Pilgrim’s Progress
Paul and I had an action packed 32km walk today. Everything one could wish for on the Via Francigena. ThereContinue Reading
Day 93 – Nuts! Oh hazelnuts!
I’m fast approaching the end of my Via Francigena guidebook. Flicking through the pages I see that Rome is justContinue Reading
Day 92 – autumnal Italy
We were the only pilgrims in the convent last night; I doubt there were many nuns either. What do youContinue Reading
Day 91 – Monastero di San Pietro, Montefiascone
Our accommodation last night was a sterile B&B in San Lorenzo Nuovo. All very nice but it’s the sort ofContinue Reading
Day 90 – Pilgrims and sheep dogs. Lesson 1, don’t throw stones
I was lucky to find a stone slab outside the hostel by the church from where a faint G3 signalContinue Reading
Day 89 – last day in Tuscany
We are coming towards the end of Tuscany. This last section feels the most remote with rolling hills far intoContinue Reading
Day 88 – the challenge of eating properly on a Pilgrimage
Our diet is alternating between pasta and pizza in a desperate battle to eat enough calories to sustain the nextContinue Reading
