Castello Vicchiomaggio Greve

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 ...

... and geleta, i.e. ice cream. We are back at the room and packed for our final place to see tomorrow as we head by train to Cinque Terre. We are staying on Manarola and think it will be an easy train ride and a wonderful view. We will attach pics tonight and then sometime tomorrow attach some video to show you the parade in the square with people on stilts.<br>Hugs and Kisses<br>Mick and Lisa<br>XXX<br>OOO

... our salami and cheese and looked at the beautiful landscape. We then played cards in the small hallway of our B&amp;B and drank some beer and met Allen and Theresa from California. I was getting ready to beat Mick's ass so we quit playing and talked to them. Anyway, since we spent our Euros with the meat market we had to go to the corner and get 2 slices of pizza for 6.50 euros and that came with a Cola. Each piece was the biggest piece of pizza we ever ...

... Once it is finished and the black screen appears again do not close out as now you can hit the white arrow and watch it without interruption because it is fully downloaded. So hit the arrow the first time and walk away then come back and when it is the black screen again hit the arrow and you won't have any interruptions.<br>Chow

... to the table. We strolled to our seats, which were at a table for four with two others who had arrived earlier (part of the Il Latini culture), and gazed above at the endless swine rumps hanging from the ceiling. The table had a huge bottle of half full red wine and the first course was nothing but pork in various forms. Needless to say, this wasn't the best culinary choice for Kate's taste, and she did her best. She asked for no ...

... area where I  bought a purse.  We had lunch there - pasta w/a boar sauce, raviolli w/ sage filling and pine nuts and sheep cheese, and lasagna and some wine. We then went to the Museo Archeologico del Chianti Senese.  Very nice and at the top a great view of the countryside.  Got lots of photos (will post the pictures when I get back).  We tried to go to the grocery store, but keep judging the ...

... to the Ghibellines whose crenullations were an inverted triangle shape. The differences helped supporters (and opponents) to distinguish which watchtower belonged to who. The Medici family have heavily influenced the history of Florence. The Palazzo Vecchio (in Piazza della Signora), now the Town Hall and seat of Florentine government was once the palace of Cosima I de' Medici. It was under Lorenzo (The Magnificent) Medici that many artists such as Botticelli ...

... headed off to the winery we sat down and enjoyed an early morning expresso on a street cafe. We continued up the hills to the Verranozza winery. We had the most breath taking view, it was a castle that has been making wine since it was built in 1100. We had a through tour of the winery by a humorous gentleman who lived in the castle with his family. The original owners family line died out in 1890 so his ...

... for a place to eat that was cheap. After some searching, we found a little place that looked like it had sandwiches and pizzas. We took a seat and the woman in charge asked what we wanted to eat. We asked about the pizza, and she went over to a cardboard box to show it to us. It looked like a large, round tortilla chip, and looked to be that hard as well. We agreed to get two, so the woman put ...

... in Florence, the Cantinetta Antinori. We managed to find it through some skillful dead reckoning and were handsomely rewarded for our trials. Among other delicacies, our table was highlighted by a pumpkin and gorgonzola risotto and two bottles from the storied Antinori cellars. After a brisk walk through the street market we returned to our wheels with a sigh of relief that the Italian authorities had once again neglected their duties as expected.