May 26 - Day trip to Pisa. We visit the most famous tower in the world, the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The tower is in a walled compound that includes a giant church and a large baptismal building, all 3 of which share an architectural style, even though they were built over a period of 2 or 3 centuries. The area seems like the biggest single touris...

Today Dan and Ralph took off for a long walk to Panzano - just over the hill from Lamole on the gravel (pronounced grave-el by our proprietor Jacapo!) road. Eric decided to do the same hike a bit later, and then Pam, Tim, Duncan, and I drove up for another Chianti Festival! Suzie stayed back, as she doesn't really like Chianti wines! We met up w...