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Day 10: Florence
... We watched some kids run into a creperie and decided it was time for Mom to try her first Nutella crepe. They are so gooey and chocolatey and sweetly delicious. Once we were in Santa Croce, we only had a little time, so went straight to the Masters' tombs. I can't explain the absolute disbelief and surrealty of standing in front of the spot where Galileo, Michelangelo and Dante rest. I mean, you're literally 10 feet from the father of modern astronomy, the painter of the ...
Siena/San Gimignano
... that we were able to see some of the Tuscany country side, and as a bonus it went through a number of small Tuscan towns. Along the side of the road, there were plenty of wildflowers were in bloom, and plenty of rolling hills with vineyards.
The town itself is quite impressive. It is surrounded by a wall, although most of the wall is hidden by homes and other buildings built into it. We did manage to find an old military tower ...
San Gimignano's excursion!
... s famous gelato, Italian name for ice cream. Made with milk, cream, various sugars and flavoring such as fresh fruits and nut purees, it lived up to its name as I ate all of my coconut flavored ice cream cone complete with hazelnuts way up to the last bite not leaving any for Michel! After all, it wasn’t my fault that he’d eaten his within a matter of ...
The Silence of the Cinghale
... cisterna right in the center of town. It's variety of flavors were a bit more off the beaten path, and our favorite was a pine nut-saffron ice cream that was at once creamy, savory, and sweet. San Gimignano was delightful, but had we stayed there all of our 6 days, we would have gone absolutely stir-crazy. We needed stimulation, and that would come from our many day and evening trips to Siena, Florence, Chianti, and the many famous hill towns of southern ...
San Gimignano
... location at the time on the Via Francigena which was the key trading route on the way to Rome.
The construction of the towers dates to the 11th century. At their height (no pun intended) there were ~ 70 towers. Today there are 14 still standing. They were a way of showing your wealth and power versus all your neighbours. At one point the Bishop decreed that no tower could be ...
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