Agriturismo Madonna delle Grazie Perugia
Loc. Madonna delle Grazie Perugia, Umbria, 06062, Italy
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First Stop Of The Day
... the whole "you build it they will come" line. It is impressive though that these places have stood the test of time, with their 100 ft plus ceilings and amazing attention to detail.
The whole town though is really pretty cool, it seems as though even the buildings that mean nothing to most are still very impressive to those of us who are not used to such history and culture. It is all very overwhelming.....in a good way.
We ended ...
Massive freshwater lake
... lake was immense! We had a selection of snacks to feed our rumbling bellies quite nicely. Biltong from SA, parma ham from Italy and sausage from France... a happy man! We also had good cheeses, red wine and freshly made olive bread....
Enjoy the pics of the sun setting!
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And the wine tasting begins
TWO WORDS: WINE TASTING!
This trip was another day trip that consisted of going to different cantinas around the Tuscan area and tasting wine and cheese. The two towns we visited were Montepulciano and Pienza along with a little country town where they showed the group how different cheeses are made.
We did the tastings through a travel agency called Florence For Fun (original I ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... A committed swimmer, at the age of 12 he trains five times a week, and his physical tiredness often leads to long bouts playing shoot-em-up games on the computer. I challenge him to a one-on-one game, but this chiefly involves running around in circles, indiscriminately firing into space and being expertly picked off within a matter of seconds. I console myself that he probably has too much spare time on his hands and that failure in a match with him is more about his expertise than ...
Driving under Tuscan sun
... family owned restaurant that offered a rustic Tuscan ambiance. A bed of asparagus dripped with extra virgin olive oil and a plate of spaghetti covered with tomato sauce and basil looked deceivingly plain, but they surely woke up our
palates.
Tuscany is a place where many things have changed and, at the same time, many things have stayed the same since the Roman time. This is a place where both tradition and progress
walk together ...


