We left bright and early from the cool (temperature) hills of Tuscany down towards Siena and the A1 Autostrada for Roma. A few pit stops on the way for cappuccinos followed by washroom breaks and in just less than 3 hours we were at Fiumicino Aeroporto outside of Rome. Dropping of the Renault was a breeze and soon we were checking in at the Alitalia desk. There was no chance off us being able to carry-on our carry-on luggage. Due to some shopping and souvenir exc...

Our last day in Tuscany, sad faces but we are excited for the next part of our trip too. So we decided to spend the morning just enjoying our surroundings. Lazed around the pool and did a little reading (not about Italy either, instead a new John Grisham novel). Gaye booked a wine tasting at a local winery. A few days before we had tried some local wine at a restaurant (where I had their steak) and really liked the house wine. It turns out this is where it come f...

I am sitting in the airport in Rome waiting for our flight to Palermo and thought I would get caught up on the blog. The wifi at our place in Tuscany was very spotty and sometimes I had to wait 10-15 minutes to load 2 pictures at a time. So, Assisi then. It was a bit of a drive to get there, about 1 hour 45 minutes. But well worth it in my opinion. Of course, Assisi is mostly known for being the birthplace of St. Francis. In fact, he pretty well lived and died a...

Ok, here we go! I'm getting behind a bit in my posting. Plus the wifi is kind of spotty here, something to do with the 1000 year old rock walls I imagine. So, let's see. On Monday, the 25th of September it was Beth's birthday, so she got to pick what we're going to do for that day. It was a pleasant day, so Beth, Gaye and I went for a walk through the forest here. Keith hung back for some quiet time and to catch up on some writing. We got some quick directions f...

Started out yesterday with a lazy morning. The sun was out and we just relaxed for a few hours around the property here. We've been pretty busy so far on our trip so we needed a chance for a little R&R. However, some of us are rather restless souls so we were soon thinking of something to do. We asked Sonia, the owner, if she knew of a market. It was Saturday and I thought the local folks might be doing some marketing. It turns out that her along with her mot...