The Great Bike Tour Day 30: Perugia and Franzl

Why dogs bark all night long is a mystery to me, but here they do. Fortunately, I have figured out how to put these earplugs in my ears so that they don't fall out right away...

Since today's stage is quite short, I take the essentially vertical detour through the old town and push my bike up a considerable distance. At the top, I am rewarded with a selection of about a dozen churches: San Pietro is always good.

In the green-painted courtyard, there is a toilet, great, very convenient for me. Even before I realize that the door is locked, the man from the basilica's ticket office rushes out and says that I cannot leave my bike here and the entrance fee is 6€. Like so many other Italians, as soon as he realizes that I speak a few words of Italian, he becomes much friendlier. Two days ago, an e-bike was stolen here, locked and with a lock. The basilica is still closed, but I should still go in, there is a toilet on the left. Of course, I immediately visit the church and when I leave, I want to pay, but he waves me off, he is a cyclist himself, he doesn't want anything.

The stage today is really not that long, I just want to go to the campsite briefly and then visit Assisi. At the campsite - another 100 meters above the old town - I first get lost in conversation with a Dutch retired couple who want to cycle from Rome to Amsterdam. After showering, I realize how exhausted I am. Going down to the city again would be really exhausting. Besides, my phone is acting up and doesn't want to charge, which is of course a disaster. It is my navigation and my internet research device, without my phone I couldn't even make a phone call!

So Franz will have to wait until tomorrow, it's only 4 more stages to Rome.

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Camping Fontemaggio, 13.50€, fast Wi-Fi, hot water, no toilet paper, but a beautiful view over the plain