Category: Via Francigena
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Day 78: Buonconvento to San Quirico d’Orcia
Song of the Day: Heroes — David Bowie “And I, I will be king / And you, you will be queen / And nothing will drive them away / We can be heroes, just for one day” This song started playing in my head as I emerged suddenly to wind, beautiful views today. In fact,…
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Day 77: Siena to Buonconvento
Song of the Day: New Slang — The Shins “I’m looking in on the good life / I might be doomed never to find / Without a trust , a flaming field / Am I too dumb to refine?” Fitting for the rolling Tuscan hills, the moody weather, and the wind in my hair, this…
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Day 76: Siena
Song of the Day: Time in a Bottle — Jim Croce “But there never seems to be enough time / To do the things you want to do once you find them” This was a late-breaking choice — in fact, it was the last song I listened to today, in a restaurant that played a…
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Day 75: Abbadia a Isola to Siena
Song of the Day: Age of Consent — New Order “And I’m not the kind that likes to tell you / Just what I want to do / I’m not the kind that needs to tell you / Just want you want me to” Hadn’t listened to this song in awhile, but it could stuck…
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Day 74: San Gimignano to Abbadia a Isola
Song of the Day: Colors — Donovan “Green is the color of the sparkling corn / In the morning, when we rise / In the morning, when we rise / That’s the time, that’s the time / I love the best” There have been a lot of days on this walk with incredibly vibrant colors…
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Day 73: Gambassi Terme to San Gimignano
Song of the Day: State of Grace (Taylor’s Version) — Taylor Swift “I’m walking fast through the traffic lights / Busy streets and busy lives/ And all we know is touch and go” This is the perfect fall song, which makes sense because today was my first real day of fall (for real, this time!)…
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Day 72: San Miniato to Gambassi Terme
Song of the Day: Bittersweet Symphony — The Verve “You know I can change, I can change…but I’m here in my mold / I am here in my mold / And I’m a million different people from one day to the next I can change” The opening of this song is fantastic for hiking when…
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Day 71: Altopascio to San Miniato
Song of the Day: Volare — Domenico Modugno “Volare, woah-oh, cantare oh-oh-oh / Nel blu dipinto di blu / Felice di stare lassù” A song choice relevant due to its prominent use today, more so than the vibes. You’ll see. There was chaos in the hostel at 6:30 this morning as the three French women…
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Day 70: Lucca to Altopascio
Song of the Day: An Argument With Myself — Jans Lekman Funny story about this song…I downloaded it in 2011 off of some indie playlist I had found online, and thought it was a good song. I shared it with my dad but had never met a single other person who had heard of this…
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Day 69: Lucca
Song of the Day: Simple Song — The Shins “And you feel like an ocean / Being warmed by the sun) A good song for an autumn morning walk along Lucca’s medeival walls.. I slept in this morning, figuring I’ve earned it given the number of mountains I have walked over since my last rest…
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Eva on the Via Francigena (and beyond) 