Chiusdino, Italy

After spending the day roaming the neighborhood on foot, and making sure we get a nap (the opera doesn't start until 9!), it's finally time to head over to San Galgano Abbey.  Thankfully, the rain had moved on and it was a gorgeous day.  We went ...

... those long-ago monks still lingering. Back in the car, we realize we're hungry and so we're going to try the ristorante in Chiusdino once more.  No such luck.  The sign says "aperto" (open) and there's even a tourist menu tacked to it, but not ...

... , and Dave can get off these crazy, wet roads.  The first thing we notice is the projection TV with the pre-game patter for the Italy-France soccer match blown up on the wall - looks like we're in for a noisy evening!  We're not about to go back ...

... , I'm feeling better and confident that we can leave the house for a while, so I suggest to my DH that we head up to Chiusdino for some sight-seeing and by the time we do that, the shops should be open again.  After parking in town, we trudged up some ...