Santo Spirito Bed and Breakfast
Travel Blogs from Arezzo
Last Two Days
... pretty well soaked, and finally gave up. It was late afternoon before we found a place to eat a light lunch of pasta, bread with oil, and house wine. The tomato sauce in the pasta was excellent; the house wine not so good. In the evening we went to Rosetta's and Giovanni's to say goodbye -- which cannot be done without having wine. Then had a home cooked meal. This morning, Thursday, I had my last piece of chocolate torte ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
... for little bread. Of course, the Prosecco and vino rosa were flowing freely, followed by a lovely Vinsanto and Grappa. (I behaved myself, but did sleep soundly.) There were 7 guests plus the 3 of us. Conversation was non-stop and lively. Mostly Italian with a little English thrown in. I understood some of the words, so was able to get a few of ...
Still at It
Saturday.... Let's pick more olives! Okay... I've had my fill of olive picking, and am happy to say today was it. We worked a neighbor's grove. Only 4 hours today, including the lunch break -- grilled sausage, pork, bread, cheese, and wine. Finished off with a hunk of chocolate and cherries soaked in grappa! That just about did me in. (A very strict ...
More Tuscan Sun
... wet - maybe in just jumps in the pool??!!
I get up and make coffee, I get the kids to do a token amount of school work (relieves my guilt) and then about 10.30am we walk the 10 metres to the pool. Lunch is about 12.30 followed by siesta - mainly it's just me who is interested in that - but today I did manage to get the kids to have a lie down.
The afternoon involves more pool time and happy hour commences about 5.30pm. Grant cooks something on the ...
Un caffe per favore
... tourist trap. Most places in the center of town are ridiculously overpriced because of the tourists. They said I should definitely visit Rome and Naples, and that Arezzo is mostly Italians but that Florence is an international city, I could probably find plenty of other Americans there. They also told me how to catch the train to Arezzo and stayed with me until I figured it out.
Then I took the train to Arezzo (about an hour and a half), got off ...