May 27
Because we look like hikers people will ask “Where are you going”. When we answer “Rome”, the reactions have been consistent: the doubtful “Wow, that is a walk”, the hopeful “Well good luck” or the more absent minded “That’s nice”. Today we asked an elderly gentleman for directions to the Via Francigena path, “Where are you going?” he asked. “To Rome” we replied. His eyes lit up and he doubled over in laughter. That seems like an appropriate reaction.
Walking the Via Francigena 