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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
... for little bread. Of course, the Prosecco and vino rosa were flowing freely, followed by a lovely Vinsanto and Grappa. (I behaved myself, but did sleep soundly.) There were 7 guests plus the 3 of us. Conversation was non-stop and lively. Mostly Italian with a little English thrown in. I understood some of the words, so was able to get a few of ...
Still at It
... awaiting me when I return home!) Tonight we are having dinner at the restaurant in my Locanda (inn). Tomorrow we are prepping for Thanksgiving dinner which we are having on Monday. Lisa is originally from the States and she celebrates Thanksgiving every year. There will be 9 of us: Luigi & Luca, Donato & Francesca, Sylvia & Sergio, Helena, Lisa & me. I ...
Bus Strike!
... the countryside, just might not get back home!
So, we decided to rome around Arezzo to visit some of the shops we have missed before, of course, eat lunch out and then crawl back up our hill!
The police were stationed at our plaza watching all the traffic and not letting any cars drive through the plaza. They have been there all day.
Today, we have met three different groups from the U.S., the first was a woman from Louisiana who was ...
The Art and Arezzo
... week you are thinking “There is no way I will be able to do a handstand” and by the end you are doing flips. WTF!? We say again. I guess we shall see. If anything, it will serve as great videos for my blog.
Also…I am taking clown class! I feel like that is pretty self-explanatory, but equally as exciting.
So far everything is going alright here. I haven’t had much time to go exploring or anything but this weekend will definitely be the start of ...