Author: Sid

In which Sid and Doris visit earthquake-hit Aquila and enjoy an early end to the day in Renaissance Chieti.

In which Sid and Doris drop a lot of height, enjoy a long honest climb to a Hotel de la Poste in earthquake land. The Appenines crossing goes on.

In which Sid and Doris use old railways to make progress up the Adriatic coast, passing fishing platforms and old battle sites before climbing to a faded grand hotel.

In which Sid and Doris whoosh away from the hotel, elect for country roads, visit a necropolis and see the quarry where the marble comes from.

In which Sid and Doris plan to make a new plan later, passing the day with animatronic dinosaurs and quite a lot of eating.

In which Sid and Doris ride with flamingoes, lunch in a holiday camp, ride across a vairy hot plain then up a mighty hillclimb to reach a resort hotel – with no swimming pool.

In which Sid and Doris have a fabulous day with a generous baker, attend a Christening and see the railway that bankrupted Greece.

In which Sid and Doris benefit from Saturday traffic negotiating Piraeus and the commuter ferries.