This however, was not the end of the excitement for the day, as we had seen a Funicular Train on our visit to Monticatini Alto last year and had resolved to treat ourselves to a ride on it. We spent a further hour going round the shops - it was even too hot to decide what flavour ice cream to have. Then moved the car to the nearest parking area. At seven o’clock sharp we jolted our way up the steep incline to our destination through dense undergrowth, past people’s back gardens and over precariously situated bridges. As we went up, we could see that another train was coming down, ‘strange’ we thought as there was only one track. At the centre point the track divided into two and the little trains passed each other and all the occupants waved. Once at the top, the air was fresher and we had the opportunity to explore all the old cobbled streets.
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