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The old saying is so true, all roads lead to Rome. In Italy that’s 100% true. Rome was the center of the Western world for over 600 years, and Rome, more than any other Italian city, reflects that. Rome is huge and has a terrible mass transit system, so gridlock here is the story ofContinue reading “2/16/23 Rome”

In Tuscany, there are some famous wines. Chianti, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and the big daddy, Brunello di Montalcino. Before we go any further, a little Italian wine trivia. Tuscany has been producing wine since 8,000 BC. It’s one of the world’s greatest and first wine producing areas. Italy is by far theContinue reading “2/14/23 Montalcino Italy”

Pienza is a very small town, less than 2,000 folks live here year round. It’s very popular with tourists, as it’s beautiful! Ok, Ciao, Ciao, Ciao from Tuscany!

Greetings from beautiful Montepulciano, Italy! As you can see, we’ve moved down the boot of Italy to our new home. We’re still in Tuscany, but now we’re in the Southern part. It’s close to the area know as Umbria and it’s quite beautiful. Ok , back to the Villa. We’ve gotten 12,000 steps and lotsContinue reading “2/11/23 Montepulciano Italy”

Greetings from beautiful, but cold Tuscany! We’ve been having an Italian “Arctic Blast” in Tuscany. It was 24 degrees yesterday, with a high of 44. The wind has also been blowing, so it’s a little chilly in Tuscany.😮‍💨 Arezzo is a very, very old city, some say 600 BC. It’s had many, many lives becauseContinue reading “2/09/23 Pisa/Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy”

Tour guide Cindy wanted us to take a driving tour over the Italian mountains in Tuscany to visit several famous sights, ok says I. It’s a little cold, 48 degrees and slightly cloudy in the morning, but no rain in the forecast, let’s go! Ok, back to the villa. Next day, Sunday, a trip toContinue reading “2/06/23 Tuscan driving tour/Lucca, Italy”

Tour guide Cindy has been keeping me busy with day trips and a little Tuscan wine tasting. But before we start, I thought I’d discuss the idea we have about buying a villa and remodeling it. You know, “Under the Tuscan Sun” stuff. The above Villa is very close to where we are staying, weContinue reading “2/3/23 Tuscany”

Greetings from beautiful and chilly Tuscany. Tour guide Cindy has kept us busy the last several days with driving tours of beautiful Tuscany, especially the Chianti region of Tuscany. San Gee, as it is called, has a long history of the usual Italian lore. Wars with neighbors, religious wars, Roman’s, barbarians, plague, then tourists! TheContinue reading “2/01/23 Tuscany and Chianti”

View of Florence from the hilltop gardens of Michelangelo 😜 Tour guide Cindy and I have visited Florence several times before and I found it to be a little too crowded with very young tourists for my taste. However, tour guide Cindy insisted that we go for a walking tour as this is our lastContinue reading “1/30/23 Florence Italy”

Buongiorno from beautiful, but cold (43 degrees) Pontassieve, Italy! We’ve moved to what is known as The Eastern part of Tuscany. Easy six hour drive from Nice, with €50 in tolls and well over 200 tunnels. Tuscany is a fantastically beautiful place. It’s filled with stunning landscapes and the wine and food 👍👊😎 Ok, weContinue reading “1/29/23 Pontassieve Italy and Eastern Tuscany”