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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... therefore) it has all been good. Whether losing the battle with wind and rain (my umbrella did not fare well); being pelted with sleet and snow or socked in by fog, I’ve made a great time of it all. Coming from the desert--and an unusually dry one this fall—I’ve embraced whatever weather the gods have in store for us with aplomb (OK, maybe “reluctantly accepted” is closer to the truth). Let’s just say that I haven’t ...
Car hire for 3 days over
Left siena with noddy, our car hire for 3days, fiat panda, just fitting in our bags. Headed off to chianti sculpture park, approx 30large pieces placed in woodland of visual delight. Pieces by artists from all countries and other pieces in owners premises which was an old pottery furnace. This building was incredible and the views, wow. Then to volterra, hill town of course, what else in tuscany. Stayed the night just outside wall area ...
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. ...
A Picture Perfect Town
... of what my Italian kitchen would look like with the dishes and vases painted with beautiful, floral designs in bright colors.
I saw a couple of other attractions in Orvieto, although not everything I would have liked because I did not have very much time there. I climbed a clock tower, built at the end of the thirteenth century, 47 meters high, and in the middle of the city and so I got a stunning view of the whole city and ...
Chocolate Festival? Sign me up!!!
... the thought of all the chocolate awaiting me just a mere 2 and a half hour drive away was enough to motivate me to get up! I could practically smell the chocolate from my bed! Ok, so the drive there wasn't so fun when I'd only had 4 hours sleep due to the fact that I'd stayed up with my flatmates, playing the guitar and singing until 2am! Yes, very cub scouts of us, I know! But the trip passed fast enough when a little snooze was involved! And ...
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