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| The yoghurt was so fresh it was burping! |
Route wrap for Day 7: Spello to Todi. Andrea dares us to do 'The Todi Challenge' - a 14-22% hill, 3/4 of a mile. |
Bring a pen to mark the special spots where you have to watch out. |
Everyone cycles in Italy. 'There is respect for cyclists here,' says Andrea. |
Bevagna is a small town with a traditional paper maker. |
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| Entering Bevagna. |
Paper made from old rags using a traditional process. |
Andrea translates. |
These giant hammers driven by a water wheel pulverize the rags. |
Another view of those hammers and the water wheel. |
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| The sludge is agitated by a modern agitator. |
A screened frame creates a sheet of pulp that will become a sheet of paper. |
The sheet is laid out to dry. |
Sheets hung out to dry. |
Lentil flour cookies and melon greeted us after our paper tour. |