Camere Bellavista
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On the road again!
We were on the road early and and even managed a two hour stop over in Siena. That stop, while Ross enjoyed seeing the famous Il Campo for the first time, just reinforced how happy we were that we didn't stay in this busy, loud, extremely touristy and somewhat scruffy city. Little Volterra and now Montepulciano have such a nice atmosphere in …
Sleepy beautiful town
t For once our travels are straight forward! There is no running! Local bus services are not very good so we walk to the bus station. We go back down the lengthy set of escalatos (8 in total see pics) and arrive at our bus stop. Bus journey is un-eventful although Michael feels a bit ill.... reinds me of my travel sickness as a child.. I rember …
Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... always a bit hesitant initially, if the truth be told, but fall in step quickly after a few meals!). We’ve had the opportunity to see friends we’ve met here over the years and to make new ones. As in most retreats it is interesting to see the group form, storm, conform and reform over the days. They “hit the wall” a couple of days ago and, as an outsider, it was nice to see them beginning to look and experience refreshment and renewal. ...
An afternoon of olives
... the net to gather the olives all in one spot, Dump the olives into a bucket, then into a burlap bag, and heave the bag over your shoulder and carry it up the hill. Nothing to it! We breaked for lunch. I ate the biggest plate of pasta in my life! Spaghetti with homemade tomato sauce, made with homegrown tomatoes. Delizioso! Also fresh formaggio (pecorino) and red wine. Then back to work until 4pm or so. It's fun so ...
Io Arrivo!
... speak little of Italian. So it leads to short sentence conversations that are lots of fun and definitely sincere on both our parts. Actually I do remembr some of the words I learned, and being "forced" to speak it is the best way for me to learn. That's it for now. Off to walk up the hill to Lisa & Helena's to harvest olives! Having grande tempo! Ciao! ...
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