July 25, 2010
Happy 92nd Birthday, Mom
Now THIS is what I came to Italy for! We are here at Agritourismo Marciano, in the hills just outside Siena.
Highlights of our day:
Hearing the Sicilian pastry chef trying to entice us to try one of his fresh pastries with our cappuccinos this morning as we waited for the shuttle bus to take us from Vernazza up to our car. We relented. I chose a nutella twist. It literally melted in our mouths.
Surviving the narrow twisting road through the hillsides above the Cinque Terre to the highway. It was Sunday and luckily there were few cars on the road.
Getting lost in the walled city of Lucca and not caring if we saw the city's landmarks.
Leaving the leaning tower of Pisa without posing as if we were holding it up.
Having a fabulous lunch in San Gimignano in a piazza with a 13th century well. Walking to the top of the town to see the amazing view of the Tuscan countryside.
Feeling grateful for Rick and Karen. Not the Melsons. Rick Steves who guides us through each town, tells us interesting facts and leads us to great restaurants and places to stay, and Karen, our GPS, who sometimes has to put up with our abuse when we yell at her or call her an idiot, but who usually gets us where we need to be.
Feeling very grateful that Denis can figure out where we are and how to get back to where we need to be. Uncanny actually.
Walking into Il Campo, the main piazza in Siena for the first time. Having a rustic soup in a little restaurant. Watching the flag bearers perform in the piazza. Seeing the light on the buildings as the sun was setting. Coming back here to see the full moon over the vineyards. Looking forward to having breakfast here in the morning and sipping coffee in Siena later on.
Life is good, or as Den remarked, "That wraps up another full day."
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