Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Mon 27 Oct- San Marino and its castles

Mon 27 Oct- after the buffet breakfast, we decided to take a walk to see the most interesting features of San Marino: the castles above the town that are part of the republic's crest. It was a sunny cool 18-19 C, warm in the sun but cool in the shade with the wind. We walked to the several viewpoints on the way to the castles, enjoying the magnificent view of San Marino (city and republic) and Italy. The walk up to the castles was very pleasant, the air was fresh and cool but not chilly and the views were awesome. We did not go into the castles since they were museums dedicated to weapons of war.
We had a light lunch at a pizzeria: beer, cappuccino, cafe, spaghetti with clams and mixed salad, all for E 21.20. It was more than enough to tide us over to dinner, which is included in our tour.
The afternoon cooled off and got cloudy, so we stayed in the hotel, working and reading.
For our included dinner at the hotel, we had a nice bottle of red wine on the table, pasta with meat sauce, veal with gravy, potatoes and green beans, gelato for dessert. We had a relaxing supper chatting with other members of the tour.

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