"Monday, Mon-da-a-a-ay..."

Trip Start Jun 06, 2008
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Trip End Jun 24, 2008


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Flag of Italy  , Tuscany,
Monday, June 16, 2008

Like the song says, can't trust that day.  My infirmities from the night before are still keeping us close to home today.  By mid-afternoon, 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 pretty steep streets and found the church that commemorates Galgano's vision of St. Michael. Inside is a reliquary with a sword in rock motif and it contains Galgano's skull, which is visible if you wish to take a peek.  For some reason, the folks back in those days would take parts from the bodies of those they venerated and store them elsewhere - the rest of Galgano is buried in his church by the abbey that we visited yesterday.
Back downhill, the shops are open once more.  My stomach has been telling me it really needs a bowl of soup, and the DH lovingly agrees with me that I can come up with something edible at home.  We pick up what I think I'll need, and descend to home.  The kitchen here has a 4-burner gas stove, a convection oven, and more than enough utensils to work with - before you know it, I'm happily chopping, stirring, and simmering.  The end result is a pot of pasta e fagioli soup, bread to sop it up, and pears with cheese for dessert.  Not too shabby, if I may say so!  And to top that off??  We bought tea today, and I made some iced tea (there's one tiny ice cube tray in the refrigerator), the first we've had since leaving Texas.  Nectar from the gods!!
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