Today I went on my first ride in Italy, not a long one but the goal was just to get out there. It was lovely and cool in the morning.
I met some folks just about to head out from the bar on a training ride. They suggested some good routes for another day.
At the point I turned around, I can climb the road through Torrioni, which eventually loops back to Perillo (my neighborhood), but I didn’t want to try that today. They said it’s a 10km climb at 5% which is definitely something I can do but I’m still just getting comfortable on the new bike. So I turned back and went up the hill through Motta, a route I had driven the other day so I knew it went through without trouble.
In the last photo: “La Dormiente del Sannio”, the Sleeper of Samnium (Latin name for the region). See her profile in the far mountains? Her head is a little right of center. Her body extends to the left; the little cloud is about over her stomach. Her feet are at the far left, perhaps under a sheet. This isn’t a perfect viewpoint; seeing it in person the countours are strikingly visible, especially the head.