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Day 10: Florence
... and the writer of the Divine Comedy. Come ON!! I geeked out a bit. Not to mention, the cathedral itself was stunning, as we the cloisters and courtyard outside. We headed back to the apartment and Mom cooked us a fantastic pot roast with potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, onions, and a salad. We enjoyed the delicious dinner around the large dining room table, sipped champagne, talked, laughed, and enjoyed the evening. Now, it's time to rest our very weary bodies and prepare for another ...
Making Noodles and Memories
... in the morning and whisked us further out into the countryside to another little B&B for our cooking class. We arrived about 10 min early, so sat and enjoyed the beautiful views while the other members of the group arrived - 3 ladies from the central US, and a couple from Great Britain. Once gathered, our gracious teacher, Katia, ushered us inside to wash up and don our cute little white aprons. Lesson 1 was pasta. Of the 2000 or so existing shapes of pasta, ...
Italian Hospitals
... ended up being perfect because we got to watch the sunset over the rolling hills and wineries. When we first got there we explored the small city and quickly decided to grab a snack and this cute cafe. We split some bruschetta, which has by far been the best I have had here because the mozzarella was super fresh and warm, and we split an amazing margherita pizza. Being the adventurous girls that we are, we decided to hitch the next bus home instead of taking the train. It ended ...
Italian drivers are crazy!
So, because we are in Tuscany for a week I thought I would make things easy for you if I separated each day as we will be travelling somewhere different each day! So here goes…
FLORENCE
It was a half hour walk to the car rental place from our hotel, not too bad in the scheme of things. We ended up with an almost brand new car, not even a month old, we were pretty happy with that. With the help of Tom Tom we hit the roads of Florence and headed towards ...
A day trip to San Gimignano
... puppies and Tuscan stuff. (Does anyone notice how everything seems a little more beautiful after a glass … or two… or three… of wine?)
We caught the bus home (back through Poggibonsi again!) and went home for a little rest.
In the evening we went out and grabbed some pizza and then had a gelato in the Piazza Del Campo. We decided to take some night picture because Siena looks so beautiful at ...