Palazzo Leti Residenza D'Epoca Spoleto

... was more of a motel than a hotel but we liked it.
Dinner was alfresco at the hotel and we had more success with wine discovering a lovely Italian cabernet sauvignon which we continued to enjoy after dinner. We all gathered for drinks under the moonlight out the front of our hotel after dinner and it turned into quite a late night. We really enjoyed ourselves though, getting to know people better and having some good laughs.

... ceramic store and found a little dish with the iconic olive design and a little egg cup to remind me of the first leg of our romantic journey. Then nap time.

Dinner at home tonight with last night’s leftovers and a sauté of fresh eggplant, tomatoes, garlic and olive oil. We ate outside and enjoyed the caress of the evening breeze. Tomorrow off to Orbetello with our friend Alessandro behind the wheel.

... restaurant to have dinner late, by our standard and arrive a half an hour too early. We had an antipasto as Mike suggested but didn't stop there, we ordered pasta. I had the potato gnocchi with truffles and mascarpone. Marty had the pasta with spicy red sauce. Stuffed with doggy bags in hand, we staggered back down the hill in the cool night air.

... br>When we got to Orvieto I got off at the train station, and there was a train to Florence leaving in 15 minutes. And I was able to buy a ticket and get on the train. I was very thankful to not have to wait very long. I had done an awful lot of waiting around today, and not much sightseeing.

I used the 2.5 hour train ride to prepare some blogs. But there was also a beautiful sunset along the way. I arrived at Florence about 9 pm and took my bags straight the hostel.

Ciao!

... right outside my window. They were very loud and playing mostly American music. I had no idea what was going on, but it was pretty annoying. I spent a couple hours watching TV shows on my laptop, and it was nice to have something to do other than sightsee or read about sightseeing. I didn’t bring any books or crossword puzzles or anything like that because I wanted to keep the weight down in my bags.

I was very happy when the music finally stopped just before ...

... and wine. We savor food and conversation for hours. Jet lag finally brings overwhelms me and Jill took us home. After we left, their friends exploded with questions about who were we and where we live, which made for more lively conversation. It inspired the poet, who hadn’t written all summer to write about what was discussed.

The next morning as Mike showed me their lovely Umbrian villa, we discover Jill doing ...

the francescan monks must have been part mountain goat.this palce is unbelievably hilly.also it poured with rain and thundered and we got drenched.we slept in an 1800 year old nunnery in single beds of course
we went to the church of saint claira and saw her tomb

We are excited to visit the Basilicas of two famous saints, both have cities named after them in the Bay Area. St. Francis, San Francisco and St Clare, Santa Clara. St Clare, She founded the ...

... beautiful (if you have chance to have a good weather).

After visiting the Basilica of San Francesco a walking take a couple of hours to walk around, for example to see the Temple of Minerva and the Main Square, and try a nice cake in a small bakery.

... here so consumers can spot the difference between the two types. The EU, however, has objected that even the 'puro cioccolato' tag amounts to unfair discrimination against competitors. Most artisan chocolate-makers use cocoa with Fairtrade-TransFair certification. This shows the cocoa was traded at a fair price for ...