Sunday, May 16, 2010

The first leg to Venice


I am amazed I've made it this far after a heck of a week including my thesis defense, thesis gallery reception, graduation, and graduation party. I'm 30,000 feet above the ground heading to Venice via Phili. Thought it would be great to take a look at the liberty bell on the way out of the country, not.
Our plan is to ride our bikes from Venice to Rimini to Umbria through Tuscany back to northern Italy to Tarzo then over the mountains into Switzerland with a final stop in Zurich. 26 days, numerous miles and bottles of fine wine to go. We'll get more specific as we go.
Getting on the plane with bikes was no problem, so far as long as you're ready to pay the $100/bike fee. We broken down the bikes and double boxed them for protection and tied all the piece together with plastic ties so nothing gets lost.
Once we arrive in Venice we'll put the bikes in a locker at the airport while we spend 3 days exploring the city. No bikes are allowed in the city.

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