Miniresidence Il Vecchio Opificio Siena
Garibaldi, 70 Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy
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A drive in the Tuscan countryside
Poppiano is a small community close to our villa.
There is a very large castle, where people live.
It is a wine making community. There are solar panels on the hillside and the wine making vats are very well hidden so as to not disrupt the beautiful landscape.
We went into Empoli for gelatto and cookies from a very nice bakery.
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From Rome to Florence to Tuscany!
... As frustrating as it is to be without internet, it is actually kind of nice to "power down" and take things slow.
My mom has our phone number at the Villa if anyone needs us.
I'm trying to go on Facebook quickly when I'm in a bigger centre to update where we are so that you know that we are still alive :)
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Cooking School of Siena di Lella Cesari Ciampoli
... with our help. A pasta dish with a sauce where our group learned to roll noodles, a peasant soup which used Italian bread and tomatoes and lots or garlic and basil, skewers of meat that included pork cubes and sausages as well as a tiramisu dessert.
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What An Afternoon
... walk. It was well worth it, when you step out into the area it gives you a cool feeling that not many places can, Fenway Park in Boston comes to mind for me. The pictures will never do it justice but they are a nice reminder anyways.
Sarah and I had an excellent supper and a glass of wine which started at sunset and ended up being under the stars by the time we finished. The waiters here would never think of rushing you, you just take your sweet ol time. ...
Siena
... team. The winners gain a flag and get to hang it in their 1/9th of the track. We had our own horse race. We had a race between Greg (6', 190lbs of muscle), Josh (5’8", 150 lbs of lean string) and Dihuan (140lbs but quick Chinese kid). It was hilarious. They hauled it around this, probably, ¼ mile track and Greg won. There were some American ladies watching on who gave him each a Euro telling him they bet he would win, so he got ...



