Pictures from Day 2 (the first full day) of the bicycle trip. On this day, we bicycled from Murlo to Asciano and back. Most of the people also chose to do an additional optional ride -- Janet and I didn't, and were glad of it because most of those who did found it rather tiring.

	Countryside		The Abbey Monte Olivetto Maggiore, as seen from the road
	Janet bicycling, with Ann in the background		Entrance to the abbey
	Part of the abbey		Countryside
	The town fountain in Asciano. Behind the fountain is a store where Janet bought several plates.		A woman putting up a birdcage, on one of Asciano's side streets
			Tractor trails in a field
	Wild flowers		Church tower in Murlo
	One of the houses in the Murlo "old town"		Guillaume and Giuseppe, our tour leaders. Guillaume is French; Giuseppe is Italian.
	Flowers in the old town		More houses in the old town
	Claudia in the restaurant where we had dinner		Robin and Ally in the same restaurant. Robin works for Sun Microsystems, and is Ally's aunt.
	Zack (whose real name is actually Bob). He said he used the pseudonym because most tour groups include several Bobs. However, on this tour he was the only one.		Janet and Dana in the restaurant (thanks, Frank!)
	Julie and Frank in the restaurant		A street light, photographed while we were walking home after dinner

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