Locanda Il Gallo 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 ...

... room in the afternoon and played cards on the terrace and drank the last of our beer. People were gathering under our terrace to take pictures and we had the terrace all to ourselves. This place has been so friendly and wonderful. Coletta and her sister E'letta have been such help. I think I spelled the names wrong and will check when I get home. We went back to the square to have another gigantic slice of ...

... the knee. Very, very chic and way out of Missouri league. Anyway, we will be here tomorrow and since we took pictures of almost anything worth seeing we will send what we have today and probably not have much tomorrrow. Oh, but tomorrow in Palio Campo square it is market day, aka flea market. All the tables were set up today so that will be interesting and we will be doing some wash. Talk to you all tomorrow and signing out for now......<br>Love Mick and Lisa

... 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

... we finished it just in time to take in the Florentine Hall of Fame in the square outside the Uffizi. There are sculptures of all the heavy hitters from the Renaissance including Macchiavelli, Dante, Galileo, Donatello, Michelangelo and on, and on. It was like an outdoor walk through an intellectual Cooperstown. <br><br> We finished our walk at Ponte Vecchio, a beautiful bridge with its own incredible history (including being the only ...

... It represents over 600 producers who account for 95% of the total production of this wine. The Black Rooster has always served as the Chianti Classico's mark guaranteeing the quality of this wine, which expresses al the flavour traditions and values of the land. REH: I thoroughly enjoyed the tour through the Chianti Classico wine region and all we could talk about was how we were going to arrange a more dedicated trip in the future, hopefully with ...

... of saints were like early billboards and showcased the wares the guilds. For example the Linen Guild depicted St Mark draped in fine cloth. The Duomo - the magnificent cathedral dominates Florence. The dome itself was designed by Bruneschelli, after much consternation about how to erect a stable dome. The tour ended here and by this time it was beer o'clock, so we walked up to Piazzale Michaelangelo for a couple of Heinekins and sweeping views of Florence in the warm sun.

... was just the right temperature with only the odd shower in the afternoon. After all those great meals at our hotel in Assisi, we are back to eating the numerous flavours of pizza for dinner, with the odd gelato and chocolate covered waffle. Yum! Tomorrow we are going to San Gimignano which is a hill top town with lots of towers... ...San Gimignano was really spooky when we got there cos it was raining and the place was deserted ...

... enjoy rather bust our guts.We are trying to see the main interest spots and time permitting see some more.Driving has been a chore I dont find the driving hard just not knowing where to go and what the signs say is challenging,and people are always in a hurry whether walking or driving they dont make allowances for tourists just wanting to take it all in, have been tooted at ,shouted at and fists raised best form of attack blow a kiss workes ...

... Limoncella. Guiseppe is originally from down south so this is like his homeland's drink of choice. The strong but beautifully citrus flavoured Limoncella. I probably don't need it after the Certosa, but a little more digestiv tipple can't hurt. The language barrier has been workable, and has actually added to the day's entertainment. We have covered details about Australia, its climate, its people, and specifically Melbourne. We have covered my travels. We have ...