{"id":25546,"date":"2019-03-01T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/?p=25546"},"modified":"2019-03-01T14:56:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:56:02","slug":"day-443-mantua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snailpacecycling.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=25546","title":{"rendered":"Day 443 – Mantua"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 443                                                       6th October
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22 miles (Mantua) Average speed 7.5 mph Top speed 96 (the computer needs fixing)
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A day of rest.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I got up at 9 and had brekkie of muesli and yoghurt with tea. Washing done, I left at 11 for a tour of the city which apparently is older than Rome in places. There is a lovely cycle path into town alongside Lake Superior and into the old town. I visited the Basilica and the house of Rigaletto and had lunch in the park near the Ducal Palace. Then back along the cycle path and a rest at the lake, where I saw a water snake and some geckos and some big fish. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Basilica of Saint Andrea<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ducal Palace Mantova<\/p><\/div>\n

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Palazzo Te<\/p><\/div>\n

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I got back to the campsite just in time to avoid a big thunderstorm, making tea and eating leftover quiche in a building while hailstones hammered down outside. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Watching the storm<\/p><\/div>\n

Then a siesta and on to the pizza place I bought beer from last night, for a pepperoni pizza with chips and a beer before going to a very friendly bar to watch Macedonia draw 1-1 with Italy in Turin which was a very accomplished performance not appreciated by the 3 old boys sat in pub with me. I think I was the only one there to buy a drink. Then I sat on terrace with the youth of the village playing music and watching the river flowing by. A good day off but I still clocked up 22 miles!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Camping Corte Chiara 12 \u20ac<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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