Bed & Breakfast Le Rondini Chiusi
Strada del Peraio Chiusi, Tuscany, 53043, Italy
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First Stop Of The Day
... Pisa, and Siena later in the week so now I know what I need to know to plan accordingly.
Perugia is similar to Halifax in that it has a huge student population comprising a huge percentage of the population, one place I read said 30,000 so it has that vibe to it with lots of pubs etc. But of course the town is still nearly 2,000 years old so it cannot escape that midevil feel. You drive up a long twisting and turning road after leaving ...
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
... it was great... they took us on bus from place to place explaining everything and showing us how to properly taste the wines so we can really appreciate it. Things like learning how to look at the "legs", seeing the color of the rim, its overall color and smell, and finally the taste. We learned to look at the specific labels and years to see what type of quality the wine is.
We only went ...
Suzie’s Yard: much ado about olives
... arriving in what appeared to be a rude, noisy Italy and longing to return to the incredible French hospitality (and patisseries), it is now hard to leave what is in fact – under its stand-offish surface and despite deep-set corruption among the elites – a warm and welcoming culture based on close ties to place and strong practices of local solidarity.
Leaving Cetona to embark on a nine-hour coach journey to Ljubljana and the beginning of the Balkan leg of our ...
Mazzaforte: England in Italy?
... crosses, postcards and icons as the shopkeepers noticed the impending downpour. Eventually, we leapt into an arched tunnel-like passageway between two parallel streets. Watching a growing stream of water gushing past the entrance of the alleyway, we knew that change was coming.
Early morning dog-walking, likewise, gave us an impression of the new season emerging. In between negotiating the narrow hilltop path while trying to control two over-enthusiastic ...
This bed and breakfast was formerly known as: Le Rondini B&B

