Day 5

Thursday 17th October 2019

Monte Oliveto Abbey to San Giovanni d'Asso

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
11.0	5H35	2H19	342	312	203	381

Parked up and ready for the short walk to the Abbey

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A praying mantis

One of hundreds of murals in the abbey

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The wine cellars

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Looking back to the abbey

Approaching Chiusure

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The troops have a well earned break

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Our lunch spot ..... The Paradiso

Host Pamela explains the menu

It was the mention of Tripe that got everybody grimacing

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Caroline and Charlie

Only Caroline was brave enough to have the Tripe

The Tuscan Thick Soup.... Ribollita

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Looking back towards Chiusure

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Arriving at San Giovanni D'Asso

The gardens

An unusual plant

Time for a well earned beer