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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... always a bit hesitant initially, if the truth be told, but fall in step quickly after a few meals!). We’ve had the opportunity to see friends we’ve met here over the years and to make new ones. As in most retreats it is interesting to see the group form, storm, conform and reform over the days. They “hit the wall” a couple of days ago and, as an outsider, it was nice to see them beginning to look and experience refreshment and renewal. ...
An afternoon of olives
On Wednesday... I slept in 'till 8:30am, then had a scrumptious breakfast of pastries and bene (good) Italian caffe. (I just had the same breakfast this morning, Thursday, but asked for fruit tomorrow. Otherwise, my clothes won't fit!) After breakfast I headed off to my friends' house, but couldn't remember which direction to go! Virginia, the innkeeper, kindly I offered to take me on her way home -- we still got ...
Io Arrivo!
I made it! It's a looong ways to go! Via Frankfurt Airport which is a HUGE airport, particularly when one lands at gate Z and leaves from gate B. To get to gate B walked many long corridors, two moving side walks, and three elevator rides. Then... a 10 minute bus ride around the Tarmac to get to the small plane for Florence. And, finally a train ride to ...
The Land of Chocolate
... should be since it comes from Perugia).
The festival itself was small so my friends and I explored the corridors of the city for a couple hours.
Sadly, there's not much else to say except I saw a man playing songs from "Amelie" on his accordion and my heart melted. ...
To Montalcino via Pienza
... there were a lot of these for just this reason. Our host Alessandra explained the rest of the route to me and we were at Mate in no time. Alessandra was a beautiful, young, full of life and loving it girl, and why not? She was working at this fabulous vineyard which made organic wines, the land purchased from the Banfi family. The owner had restored the farmhouse and being a artist, she had a different rendering for each type of wine bottle label. Similar to Imagery in ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Free parking
- Pets allowed
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