Today’s destination was Fiumicino near Rome, so what was in store for us over the 275 kms covered today? Another early start before leaving Sienna - a city definitely worth visiting again. We rode through some fantastic countryside, while there were plenty of twisty roads I felt more confident on my new favourite motorcycle (Road Glide Ultra). A quick stop for petrol was followed by our first stop at the hill top town of Montalcino. It has a great castle which we visited and loved. Montalcino is known as a wine area (Tuscany), and it has an abundance of wine shops offering expensive wines and tastings. Sadly, I cannot taste anything alcoholic while riding, but it was nice to look. We stopped at a café for a cappuccino and of course a visit to the loo. In what is becoming a familiar theme here, there was just one loo for the entire café - we had to wait our turn. While women are used to queuing, men are not. Later we were at a view point where we stopped, the men could “go” in the bushes, while the women had to hold on until the next stop. As a loo with a view, it doesn’t come better than Tuscany’s beautiful hills and valleys!
We had a lovely lunch on the shore of Lago di Bolsena - very tasty pasta and salad. Later we stopped at another lake shore - this time at Lago di Bracciano. We had a nice ice cream (gelato!) in the sun, and a great chat about the day’s ride. We are staying at the Isola Sacra hotel near Fiumicino airport, and had a brilliant dinner at the nearby La Locanda - a biker themed restaurant which closed the evening off in style.
Some photos from today’s ride…
The lovely Roma.
On the shore of lake Bracciano.
Somewhere in Tuscany.
One of many wine shops in Montalcino.
On top of Montalcino castle.
A happy biker chick!
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