A much slower last 2 days here, lots of reading & swims in between walks to the Piazza & exploring some of the local surroundings. I walked back up to Montefioralle Castle yesterday afternoon, took 25 minutes up & very steep but beautiful views, earnt my daily gellati when I returned! Have a NZ couple, Snow & Joyce, staying next door now on other side so had nice shared evening with them & the Canadian couple nibbling on local fare & enjoy...

Yesterday we checked out some wineries with a drive around the Tuscan Hills around Greve. We found a couple of the wineries using a very basic local map & enjoyed tasting some of the local chianti wines. We got a bit lost on our way back to Greve & ended up on some very remote gravel roads which eventually came to a farm gateway So we turned around & retraced our steps & eventually found our way home after having checked out some local scenery sel...

Ciao from a beautiful sunny Greve. Yesterday we went for a big loop walk up through the hills behind Greve eventually ending up at the tiny mountaintop of Montefioralle (cover photo). Somehow we missed a turn and walked so far we ended up overlooking the next valley. We really appreciated a swim & some downtime after our return. There's a Canadian couple, John & Valerie from Ottawa staying in the studio beside ours that we had dinner with last night. We b...

Here we are in Greve, Italy after a nervous drive south yesterday from Milan. Was our 1st time driving on the wrong side of the road but we got here safe & sound, 335km later. Greve is a beautiful town set in the Tuscan Hills. We've done a little exploring on foot & by car but have just taken things a little more slowly today. The weather is warm, low 30's but very pleasant. Our studio has a living area downstairs & a mezzanine bedroom. It is very clo...

Yesterday we did some exploring in & around Stirling, a place steeped in Scottish History. Wallace Monument in honor of William Wallace of Braveheart fame & Stirling Castle were great. We then moved on to Edinburgh where we settled in for our last evening in Scotland. We did a double decker bus trip round places of interest as well as trying out a few pubs & listening to some great music. Wish we were there a few days longer as there's so much happeni...