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Our Tuscan Adventure Continues...

11/17/2013

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Travis & I left our little slice of Heaven "Podere di Pomaio" located beside the town of Arezzo on Saturday.  If you are interested in renting a Tuscan Villa this is absolutely the place to go.  Not only is their philosophy to think green, they are also a family owned vineyard with the most incredible wine.  The property has stunning views and the villa is incredible.  The brothers Iacopo and Marco were just lovely as we spent Thursday night in their company with a wine tour of the property including an authentic Tuscan "light" dinner (if you can call pomodoro bruschetta, first pressed homemade olive oil bruschetta, salami, cheese & homemade honey bruschetta, prosciutto, pecorino cheese, grilled aubergine, grilled courgettes, tempura vegetables, Etruscan melted cheese with honey & biscotti a light dinner).
We laughed, cried, played cards & games, enjoyed sunsets, toured medieval towns, talked & talked some more, ate wonderful food (including white truffle & free gelato), drank fine wine with Heather & Andy whom we love and adore so so much.  We miss you already and look forward to our next adventure together!
After our first train ride we arrived safely in Florence where we ate lunch in the sunshine underneath the gorgeous marble Duomo-the church of Santa Maria del Fiore.  It didn't take us long to discover shopping in Florence from elegant handmade paper to custom sized Italian belts in the market.  Today we visited the Uffizi gallery where we saw in person the works of the Italian renaissance masters I studied.  After yet another pizza lunch (when does daily pizza become too much?) we marveled the Pitti Palace.  Florence truly is unbelievable.  

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Il Duomo
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Ponte Vecchio
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Heather
11/17/2013 06:50:06 am

Daily pizza is NEVER too much - enjoy for us, we're homesick for you two and Italy already! 🍷🍝🍕🍷

Love and "salud" to you both; so pleased we could have our week together - cheers until our next adventure xxoo

PS - love that the sun is shining for you, love that you're shopping (Prada Schmada) and found a belt and love love love that Italy continues to be so good to you both - you deserve it. With kisses and cheers and more hugs from us to you.

PPS - now how do I make that yummy cheesy melty honey thing for dinner tonight....?

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Julie Levesque
11/18/2013 04:53:39 am

Wow... splendid pictures.... beautiful!

Hope you are feel good, and that you are having a great time!

Thinking about you! Have glass of wine for me !
Cheers!

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Emma
11/18/2013 09:09:00 pm

Thank you for the recommendation of the Tuscan Villa (have saved the info for travel ideas for one day ;) So glad you guys have been blessed with such great experiences so far - and the adventure continues! Wish we were with you to enjoy a glass of wine together. Lots of love, Em & Rich x

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Brittany
11/19/2013 04:52:19 am

I love coming on here and seeing your beautiful pictures and big smiles! Isn't Florence just amazing?! A nice consolation for having to leave that beautiful villa. That sunset looked like a post card!

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Dad-Allan
11/19/2013 02:33:10 pm

Hello Guys, Knowing absolutely nothing of Italy and Florence I did a google search to orientate myself. From Wikipedia I discover -

Florence is famous for its history. A centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time, Florence is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called the Athens of the Middle Ages. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, it has been ranked by Forbes as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and the city is noted for its history, culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Pitti Palace, amongst others, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics.
Florence is also an important city in Italian fashion, being ranked within the top fifty fashion capitals of the world;

WOW! and you are right there!

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