Today, we visited Ferrara, which was once one of the most powerful cities of renaissance Italy, but is now a small, laid-back town with an ancient historical center and, as it turns out, a haven for bicycles. The streets were filled with bicyclists of every age… perhaps you can get an idea from the photo above… We were surprised to see fathers with one toddler behind, one on the handlebars, fashionably-dressed young women in capris, and old men on rusting antiques. Bikes everywhere! Juliette pointed to a mother bicycling with her young daughter on the seat behind and said: “I want to do that, mommy.” However, Victoria knew Baltimore is not nearly as bicycle-friendly a town (we knew a visiting professor from Quebec who was struck by a hit and run driver and put in a coma). So, she was non-committal.
Tomorrow, I’m heading to the small southern town where my family originated. I won’t have web access for a while, but I should have some stories to tell when I get back.
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