Villa Porta all'Arco Volterra

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 ...

... our salami and cheese and looked at the beautiful landscape. We then played cards in the small hallway of our B&amp;B and drank some beer and met Allen and Theresa from California. I was getting ready to beat Mick's ass so we quit playing and talked to them. Anyway, since we spent our Euros with the meat market we had to go to the corner and get 2 slices of pizza for 6.50 euros and that came with a Cola. Each piece was the biggest piece of pizza we ever ...

... 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

I have resolved to try and keep this blog more up-to-date.<br>So much has happened since late July that i wont even start writing it down, but to summarise our drive as follows:<br>Arcachon<br>Bordeaux<br>Flo rac (Ardeche)<br>Montpellier where the family ...

... strolled past we came upon the most beautiful park atop the city, with walking paths, playgrounds and grassy tree lined areas. I'm sure they do not want us to know of it. We then strolled to the walls to see the Tuscan sunset, set against this fortress was one of the moments I really have no words for.... The illy's café had decaf caramel macchiato latte that beats anything Starbucks has. Upon recommendation from the gent in the café we had ...

... for the final dance. That night we sailed for Rhodes. June 13, 2007 It is Wednesday and we are up again at 6:00 am. I got up first and took a shower and got coffee while the others slept. Then we were all up for a quick breakfast and off for our tour at 7:15. In Rhodes we toured the ancient Medieval city of Rhodes. It was built by the knights of St. John: knights in the Crusades who had left Jerusalem after the Crusades had failed (the timing here is a little unclear-this was built in ...

... at this point I quit writing down names because Chad insisted we stop at each one) we went to Piazza della Signora, which showcases the replica of Michelangelo's David and a big fountain of Neptune. There wasn't much going on in the square. Mainly just tourists taking pictures. This piazza is where the Uffizi gallery is located. We will be visiting that tomorrow. As the sun started to set we wanted to get a view of Florence from Piazzale ...

... spot, but it was like going to MY Vatican or MY Duomo. Something that is so a part of my daily life, and to know it's been around for thousands of years...And people in 1 BC were on those boards telling stories...It was just something special for me. I wandered around the little town, bought some wine from this silly little woman who didn't speak a bit of English. But again with the ASL and broken Italian we communicated beautifully! It was almost ...

... a computer each day....So here goes... ----Le Parole della Settimana (The Words of the Week)----- 1) Come sta? (How are you?) 2) Mi chiamo (My name is...) 3) Gelato (delicious ice cream) 4) il cibo (food) 5) il ristorante (restaurant) There will be more to come - thanks for the idea Jackie!! Ciao Tutti!