Italy to Belgium by Bike – Fiesole!

High up on a hill sits the town of Fiesole. It looks down upon Florence allowing you to enjoy the view of one the most beautiful cities in the world, without the smog and bustle!

Fiesole had been recommended to us, so we went directly there, hoping to find accommodation as we approached. What we found, as we got nearer, were working girls on the side of the road. And I don’t mean farm girls!
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As we sped through the last of the countryside before the cities, made-up girls gave all the passers-by a smile and a wave. It was quite an incongruous site!
 
We now had internet on our phone, tethered to the laptop. Stopping on a narrow road, we searched AirBnb for accommodation. There were some great places, but they wanted our ID again and wouldn’t accept our European credit card. So I tapped in B&B. One kilometre away, around €40 – perfect!
 
The TomTom took us via the narrowest road in Italy. Which was fine, except the lane was two-way and the other drivers thought we were invisible. Quite a number of unprintable words were muttered into both our helmets.

The campsite location took us up and up further into the hills and offered cabins, mobile homes, as well at actual campsites. For €45 a night we opted for a mobile home which was clean and comfortable, but small and basic. We just needed a bed, we were enjoying our Mediterranean diet of cold ham, cheese, olives, bread, and tomatoes. We'd miss out on a cup of tea, but we could live with that. Or buy one in the café.
 
We sat on our small veranda surrounded with grand trees, planning our one day trip into Florence.

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