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A dazed day in Elba.
... home of Napoleon. The island is small and can be circumnavigated by vehicle in a day. Unfortunately we did not explore to much of the island but did have a chance to stroll around the little harbour, the home to many yachts small and grand. I particularly liked seeing the rows of local fishing boats their bright colours offering old world character. Greens, blues, reds and whites vivid in contrast to the sea water and sunshine, as the locals bought the daily catch, helped ...
Tuscany to Umbria
... a portacot all set up which was great because it meant we didn't have to set ours up again. Although I must say we are getting pretty quick at it these days! We put Eli down for his afternoon sleep and then once he got up we headed back down the hill to get some groceries. There were a few corner stores that Sarah had recommended so we checked them out. First of all there was a little supermarket that sold packaged items, fresh bread and milk etc so we got a few things ...
Tuscany
We had a very laid back, uneventful day today which was really lovely. When Elijah woke from his morning sleep we had some lunch and then headed out to find a grocery store that was open on a Sunday. Both the stores in Villamagna were closed so we drove to the larger supermarket in Volterra. When we arrived we realised they had just closed half and hour ago! So we knew that if that supermarket was closed then ...
Tuscany
This morning we got going early headed off to Volterra again to see the Saturday morning markets. They had closed a street down and it was filled with stalls and people. It felt like we were the only tourists there which I loved! Everyone seemed to know everyone- it was amazing! People around us were all bumping into people they knew every few seconds... 'Oh Lorenzo... Maria....Massimo....Lucia'. The first stalls we ...
Volterra
... hour or so, but I have to say I prefer Volterra. Not as crowed with tourists for one thing, and much more authentic feeling. The drive there and back though was fantastic! Windy, twisting our way through the beautiful countryside was just as we had hoped for. Well, I was hoping to see fields of sunflowers, or lavender, but fields of vineyards and ancient buildings is still pretty damn good. Well it's siesta time. Ciao for ...