Residenza Re Porsenna Chiusi
Via Baldetti 37 Chiusi, Tuscany, 53043, Italy
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First Stop Of The Day
... to reach this place and once there it takes your breath away as do all of these communities. In front of you is a wide expanse of Mountains, Valleys and Villages and behind you is a community where every House, Street, and Laneway makes you say "man that is awesome!"
We took in all of the sights that the tourbooks mention which of course being Italy a lot of them are churches, these places took decades to build apparently somewhere someone ...
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
... 8220;for goodness sake!” with hands on hips and a sigh before correcting Michelle, a Canadian WWOOFer, on her drawing of a house. She gestures to a plate of food being eaten by Michelle and rhetorically asks “what’s that food? Stupid food?” She is a whirlwind of energy and sometimes destruction, but with a wit and presence that is incessantly endearing.
Her elder brother, however, is less animated and retains an air of mature level-headedness ...
Mazzaforte: England in Italy?
... in the house ensured that all three children read a great deal. The selection of information channels led to a particular representation of Britain and British life that tended to be politicised to the right of centre.
Work at the house reflected the change from summer to autumn – a shift which was notably late this year. It was the time of year when vast piles of winter firewood needed to be stacked, shrubs and bushes needed to be pruned and shaped, ...


