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Siena and the Tuscan country side
... daughter and she was not in the mood for four happy Australian tourist. Exit stage right without buying a drop. Arriving home we decided that the three days were a raking success from our hotels to our wine purchases and the sights seen in the country side and old city of Siena. If anyone is contemplating a trip to Italy do it with your own hire car and a GPS it's an amassing way to see the real Tuscan life, not just the tourist stuff and your time line is your own. ...
Not the most elegant journey
... wander into the chaotic sea that is Firenze, we decided that we'd just take a train. At least based on the maps we'd seen the day before, the walk really shouldn't be too bad. Plus, we knew where to find a train. So we did. The train ride was quite nice. We started it off with a little picnic we'd put together at a Luccan store (prosciutto and Dutch cheese sandwiches, peach tea, apples). Not too shabby if I do say so, and so much more economical and ...
Wedding Day
We drove to the villa a few days ago and have been settling in here getting ready for the wedding and meeting the other guests coming for the wedding. Ryan and Bick (my nephew and his new wife), have friends from all over. Ryan and Bick work in England and Bick's parents are from Malaysia, so was a very multicultural affair.
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Tuscany!
I have decided to put the first few days of the Italian tour in a separate log as there was so much to see and to take in. Once the day was done, there is only time for rest!
I arrived in Rome and was a little taken back by what I saw. The airport is not really a high light of Italy and is a bit of a anti-climax for me coming to a new country. However I found a ...
Mascots on the Move
After a basically quiet weekend, we started off our final week with a full day tour. Cameras were charged and we headed out. We started at the city of Siena. This a great Tuscan walled city that sits up in the hills. What was the most incredible of the city was the Duomo. Built in the 12th century and it is even more beautiful than the Duomo in ...