I've finally been able to get a wi-fi connection to upload my photos, so I'm going to catch up as much as I can.The images in these posts are a bit wacky since I only have an hour to upload about 9 days worth. All the images in each day are backwards just about except for Pisa and Florence onwards.
We left Siena relatively late this morning (as I ran down to check out the Tomb of Saint Francis which was closed yesterday) and decided to aim for the port town of Bari. We went along the coast some of the way, and it seemed everyone was at the beach (though it was windy and under 30 degrees, though it got over 40 when we headed inland later in the day). Along the way, we changed our minds and decided to pass through Barletta and then stay in Trani. Barletta had a 5 metre high bronze Roman statue (which is the largest Roman bronze still around) which was nice, but nothing much else so we headed onto Trani. Not a good move. The city was made up of tight twisty roads which were all one way, and we couldn't find accommodation that wasn't full. The worst thing is we entered the restricted traffic area of the town, which means we'll probably have to pay a fine since we didn't then stay in a hotel (the restricted areas is only for residents and for people staying in hotels). We to stick to the original plan and head to Bari. The outskirts of Bari were pretty dirty and dingy, and where our hotel is (the Adria, which is nice) is a bit slummy, but the old town (where we had dinner) is nice. We're only here for the one night, then it's another long drive to Reggio di Calabria tomorrow.
Signing off...
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