Riccardo Goodrich: Via Romea Germanica

Our final day on the Via Romea Germanica. After sixty-two days as pilgrims, our odyssey would come to an end. The first portion of today’s s...

Our penultimate night on the Via was difficult. Although our apartment was nice, it did not have an air conditioner, which, wit...

We are nearing the end of eight straight days of walking without a break. Today’s stage, although labeled “easy” in the guidebook, was the l...

The day broke sunny. Since we had a longer distance to travel today, we made an earlier departure. A little after 8:00 we began the climb ou...

Today was the last short stage until we make our final entry into Rome. Since we could not arrange early access to our evening lodging, we a...

Another short stage as we close on Rome. We began our day a little later than normal, walking in the fresh air after yesterday’s heat-cleans...

Although the day dawned clear and sunny, the weather boffins assured us that a reprieve from our recent heat wave was at hand. The day was s...