Dale's big adventure
ITALY: Sept - Oct 2007
572 pictures (Thank goodness for digital!) I divided them into sections so you can pick & choose! Enjoy!

Part 1:
Connecting through
Charles DeGaulle ~ Paris  airport:
Not an exercise in efficiencies! Buses to & from planes, long lines, chaotic situation...


13 images

Part 2:
Visiting Firenze
(Florence):
Amazing old city filled with hustle and
bustle and art everywhere

63 images

Part 3:
Villa Scacciapensieri in Siena:
Picked up the rental car, a cool & speedy little Fiat. Drive to Siena via San Gimignano. The hotel is a dream, old fashioned and elegant.


47 images

Part 4:
Drive to Grosseto:
Drive to a quiter more relaxed city
near the sea & visit the Tommasini workshop:

49 images

Part 5.
Gaiole in Chianti:
The host village for the L'Eroica event, a cozy hotel on the town square and Classic Rendezvous friends from around the USA.,

64 images

Part 6.
Swap meet on Saturday:
In Gaiole, indoor and out door offerings
 of vintage bicycles, parts and clothing.

166 images!

Part 7.
Special bikes:
Gloria, Wolsit, Bob's Hurlow, Brian's Colnago, Courtney's Sachs, Jan & Peter's bikes,
Mike's Resurrecto


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