Odd - Perhaps the other woman took her rear panniers with her when she went to check in.

And orange ones for the boys

These awful cobblestones are unique to this part of Italy in our experience, and you only find them in parts of some of the older historical centers. I think you’ll be fine.

In 2016 my sister and I were on a cycle trip for 5 weeks. It was quite an adventure for us as we had no idea how to do it. I was leading, let’s just say I was missing my navigator Steven. We took the ferry from top to bottom of the lake. We rolled our bikes on and sat on the top deck. It was the most glorious day off the bikes stopping at all the villages on the way. We celebrated by buying the biggest most delicious ice cream cones we had ever eaten in Sirmione. It remains one of those perfect days in my mind. You are making it so difficult for me to decide where to spend a longer time at. My sister and I loved Verona too Rachel, now steve and I will have to check out both Verona and Mantua! Too many wonderful choices ! 😊

I have installed Marathon Racers - if they are good enough for you on those cobblestone roads, they are good enough for me. It sure looks rough, though.

Not sure... Might be the same species... They are so variable, and the species there are so similar. Spent an hour trying to figure it out between wikipedia and inaturalist.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_Italy

Chicory?

Neat cloud color & formations!

Looks like meadowsage.

http://overthebrink.com/flora/Flowers/Meadow%20Sage/MeadowSage.html

Yes, I see them occasionally, like that one in Montagnana. There’s another in town tonight. They’re nearly all like this though, Museum pieces where it looks like mom&pop passed on long ago.

Yep, 1.5”. They work fine for anything we intentionally ride. Occasionally we’ll find ourselves on a surface thy can’t handle and we have to push through, but we never plan on them.

Nah, he'll confirm or correct as needed. We enjoyed a nice day together visiting the Air Force Museum on the day I spent in Dayton last month. He even showed me his secret fishin' hole.

A gem!

Do you see any mom and pop movie theatres in Europe?

If I remember correctly, you have 1.5 Marathon Racer tires? I'm second guessing my tire choice. 23 days and counting!

What a nice thing to say! I’ve collected a lot of music over the years but I’m finding it more challenging to find the right music that is the right length for the video.

Ooh, Bill’s gonna be so unhappy you got there first.