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Travel Blogs from Arezzo
Last Two Days
Yesterday and today has been wet, windy, and cold -- thunder and lightening yesterday -- so not much walking about or touristing. It is currently 3 Farenheit (48 degrees) ... Brrr. We did go to Le Celle Franciscan Hermitage yesterday (see pictures). It's a very old, but still active, monastery. The setting is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Then on to Cortona where the town was empty and most of the shops were closed. We walked ...
Thanksgiving Dinner
Buon apetito! After two days of prepping, last night we sat down to a delizioso cena! Turkey prepared in a brine, smashed potatoes (pressed through a ricer), green beans with pancetta and leeks, yams (sans marshmallows), cranberries, and biscuits -- which really confused the Italians. When they hear biscuits, they think biscotti. So we called ...
Still at It
... the only guest staying at the Locanda. Every morning Virginia comes to get breakfast and caffe for me, cleans my room, and then closes up. I let myself in each night when I get back from the day's activities. The restaurant is only open on the weekends. I am picking up more Italian words here and there. And, getting much better at sign language! ...
More Tuscan Sun
... dinner and then we play cards for a couple of hours. Both Adam and Kate are now very proficient at playing 500 - Kate particularly has really grasped it - and she counts the cards really well - there may be a career opportunity developing for her!.
Yesterday we took a day trip to various nearby towns – San Gimignano and Montepulciano - they are both tiny hilltop towns that are famed for their wine production from the local vineyards. One winery we went to in ...
Un caffe per favore
... station and immediately found a taxi to the school. Once I got here I immediately showered, then laid down to rest but just passed out! I was far more exhausted then I thought. I woke up and realized I hadn't eaten in, roughly, 24 hours so that might be a major aid to my tiredness. I decided to go for a walk into town a little and stretch my legs and see if I could find a coffee. I did not explore far because I wanted to be back before dark and I am ...
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