Travel Blog Photos from Greve in Chianti (46)
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Tuesday... lazy day! Slept in till 10:30, then roused our lazy butts to go down to Greve to do some grocery shopping, find an internet cafe that'll let me plug in my little USB drive (no luck!), and get a train schedule (again, no luck)... well, I'm on Tim ...
Wow, we had a beautiful lightening and thunder storm last night... and the rain continues! We went to Radda in Chianti today anyhow, ate a wonderful lunch (tortellini in cream sauce with pruscuttio, wine and cheese), and sat out more hard rain. Then we ...
No, not strange wines - just a strange venue! We found a funny little sign off an alley in Greve - said "Taste 100's of Wines"... hmm... intriguing! So we (Dan, Eric and I) went in. You buy a card, say, for 20 euro, and stuck it into a slot in one of maybe ...
... attendant decided to go home early or something - but fortunately Eric found a guy who rented a spot in the garage who had keys to let us out. A new meaning to "Tourist Trap"! All in all, a good day, with a killer seafood lunch in the middle. Love, Amy
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scenic drive from Cinque Terre to Sienna
Posted on Sep 1, 2009, 10:31:47
... to see - and don't forget the wine festivals that will be going on that time of year. Probably one of the most famous is the CHIANTI CLASSICO WINE FESTIVAL at GREVE IN CHIANTI. It's a great time of year to be in Tuscany! Have fun! Ron
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