Baud Brothers Mechanical MuseumVia Francigena: We arrived in St. Croix which was situated on a terrace sheltered by the slopes of Mont Chasseron. It was an attractive centre for skiers in the winter and hikers in the summer. While Canterbury and Kent had been shielded from the most uncomfortable weather of this hottest of summers, the rest of Europe hadn’t. A light misty rain fell on the town of St. Croix but the temperature remained mild. .This did not bode well for the Italian section of … [Read more...]