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Under the Tuscan Sun

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Kristen

9 long months of grey and cloudy German skies made us long for the sandy beaches of California. But since a trip over the ocean back to the West Coast wasn’t in the cards we looked closer to home to … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel, Wine Tagged pool, sunflowers, Tuscan Hills, Tuscany

Driving the Tuscan Hills

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kristen

Abbey of San Galgano, Tuscany It was hard to leave the clear blue waters of our pool but we were excited to see what village treasures lay beyond the town of Siena. We stopped first at San Galgano Abbey, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel Tagged alabaster, San Galgano, towers, Tuscany, Volterra, walled city

Siena

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Kristen

Contrary to popular belief, all roads do not lead to Rome. However, many roads DO lead to Siena. Now, we are familiar enough with Italy to know that we’ve seen some exceptional piazzas, those huge main market squares that anchor … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Travel Tagged Italy, Siena, Tuscany

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Why a Moveable Feast?

It's the memory of a splendid place that continues to go with the moving traveler for the rest of life, after he has had the experience of it and gone away. Hemingway said to a friend..." If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast."
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