Agriturismo Poggio d'Arno
Travel Blogs from Asciano
Wedding Day
... villa at the time! We have all felt strange in different areas of the villa as well. All in all, this was a very interesting part of our trip.
The wedding was held in Monteriggioni. The town is very picturesque and the town hall is very old, being built in the medieval ages. It really was quite hot but the wedding was really nice. ...
Tuscany!
... Maria), and Dymph's husband Mick. We had a good look around at Florence. We saw the open air museum with the sculptures spotted here and there, the ancient leather market and the Accademia where Michaelangelo's statue of David is on display. The statue is pretty awesome!
Then we catch the train to Siena and to the hotel where we are staying for the next few ...
Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
... and is perched on the crest of a hill in the very heart of the clay lands of Siena. Today the beautiful landscape enfolds the monastery, with the cultivated fields of vine, olive groves and woods.
We stopped in the town of Asciano, had lunch and a cappuccino then headed back to Sorano.
Luckily on the road home, I was able to make a few stop on the side ...
Tuscany Baby
... the kitchen on the way to making lasagna. We polished off the tiramisu with flourish, and then added osso bucco to our list of “must tries” at home.
We shopped, and shopped, and then liked the other gal’s new bag so much, we just had to dash back to the same shop to get one just like it.
We visited museums with running commentary from tour guides, a conservator (that happened to be a close friend of Faye) and with our own resident expert - ...
Siena and San Gimignano
Hello everyone. I apologize for being a little behind on my blog entries. The past few days have been very busy but I have been doing a lot of neat things.
On Friday, we took a day trip to the towns of Siena and San Gimignano. They are only about an hour away from Florence by bus. First, we went to Siena. The town was somewhat similar to Florence with its own duomo/cathedral and its Roman history. However, the town is different from Florence in ...