Agrihotel Il Palagetto Volterra

We arrived from Lucca just in time for a sublime sunset... it was like the sky was on fire!! See photos!!<br>I was a bit pooped so I opted to stay in the scoobs reading and relaxing while Kim headed into the village to scope it out. <br>Next morning started with a beautiful sunrise which was quickly replaced by some storm clouds. Fortunatly the storm passed over without parting with a drop of rain and we had sun again when we both headed ...

Hello everyone,<br>We had such fun today!! The square had it's first ever market day or flea market. It was filled with cheeses which by the way Percino was our favorite and the fresh sliced procuitto was unbelievable. We just walked around all day. The first part of the day we did two loads of wash and dry which cost $18 us dollars. Then we had wine free and paid and had a great time. We then came back to ...

... of me. She yelled at me and I snapped my hand back. In Italy the Italians eat at the counters after ordering and stand there and eat. It was funny, Mick and I were laughing and then decided we should order a little of meat and sausage. In Rick's book it talks about a picnic lunch they make for around 15 euros. I told the guy just small plate, please. Well 21 euros later the stupid americans were taken again. We went to our balcony and drank some wine and ...

I hope this works, it has been hard to attach some of the video because it times out. FYI to all my not so computer literate friends and family. When you first open the video, it will start and then stop in the middle to keep reloading and then start and stop again. This can get frustrating but is necessary until it is completely ...

I have resolved to try and keep this blog more up-to-date.<br>So much has happened since late July that i wont even start writing it down, but to summarise our drive as follows:<br>Arcachon<br>Bordeaux<br>Flo rac (Ardeche)<br>Montpellier where the family ...

... for places to visit. I thought there has to be a way we can get tickets for this museum... (Smig) I try to convince Erica that the statues in the Piazza della Signoria (just outside the Uffizi are monumental and the heart of Florence. Look - David, Perseus and The Raping of the Sabines. (Erica) Nope. I wanted to spend hours (in a dry building) soaking in these amazing pieces of art only located in the Uffizi - a few sculptures in ...

... including the birth of venus and primavera... very very cool and the museum was relatively small and easy to navigate. afterwards ourfizzis were very tired. hahahahahahaha tomorrow back to the cinque terra for more hiking and swimming on the italian riviera.. such a tough life... cant believe we are almost done ...

... and Micki and Makenna slept. Makenna slept until 10:15 while I wrote my journal. We stayed on board in Crete since we were exhausted from getting up early and staying up late as well as all the walking. Besides there really was not a lot to see in Hiraklion. The port was ugly and the city was not really that interesting, we were told. We are off at 11:00 am for Santorini! The girls and I are going to play Yahtzee and Rummy. We met a couple of teenagers, Tori and Sam who played Rummy ...

... and pastries and all kinds of amazingness. We saw the Duomo, which was pretty neat, especially since we jumped a 30-minute line to see it. We went shopping, we ate, we saw statues and architecture. Jessica convinced me not to buy an awesome super euro-trashy jacket--only 100 Euros, a steal!--In the afternoon we saw Pontevecchio, an old bridge lined with nice and ...

... the Duomo, or La Chiesa di Santa Maria del Fiore. The Duomo, of course, is a really important and famous part of Florence, and the teacher that took us knew tons about art history (which I am clueless about), so I really learned a lot during the hour and a half. I didn't know that Giuliano de Medici (and almost Lorenzo de Medici, the 'magnificent', although he was saved) was assasinated on Easter within the Church. I learned a lot about the roman and gothic styles of ...