It was a grand tour, even if it wasn't quite the
Grand Tour. Kyla, Dara, and I spent three days in Rome, and four in Florence. On the way to Florence, Kyla and I took a side trip to Pompeii. At the tail end of our Florence visit, Garrett, Mom, and Missy flew into Rome for a few days and then met us in Florence. From there, we learned how to drive like Italians and made our way out to the middle of nowhere to a villa in Tuscany for a week, between the two tiny hill towns of Radicondoli and Belforte. We dubbed the week: Under the Tuscan Rain. No matter, we still managed to visit Volterra, Siena, and Montepulciano in addition to a few soggy hikes. More pics on the way soon from Dara, but here are some highlights.
Trevi Fountain in Rome, on our evening walk back from the Borghese museum.
The coliseum the next morning.
Enjoying some octopus ink on fresh pasta.
The forensic scientist takes a close look at the evidence in Pompeii.
From the top of the 414 step climb of the Duomo in Florence.
Dara's postcard-quality photo of the Ponte Vecchio from our final night out in Florence.
Bruneleschi, who figured out how to build the famous dome on the Duomo, and me.
Reunited in Florence, standing in front of Santa Maria Novella.
Now that's a villa in Tuscany! And sadly, pretty much the last sun for the week, other than a few breaks in the clouds and rain.
In Volterra, Missy finally catches up the cinghiale she'd been hunting all week.
A little bread, prosciutto, salami, and pecorino cheese to make us feel like Tuscans.
Missy followed the GPS down an increasingly small dirt road, asking Kyla to move this rock out of the way, before she finally gave up, backed out, and tried another way to the villa.
Mom taking in the view in Siena.
And this was the view from the villa across the hills during one of those breaks in the clouds.
The crew in Montepulciano on the way back to Rome.
Trevi Fountain in Rome, on our evening walk back from the Borghese museum.
The coliseum the next morning.
Enjoying some octopus ink on fresh pasta.
The forensic scientist takes a close look at the evidence in Pompeii.
From the top of the 414 step climb of the Duomo in Florence.
Dara's postcard-quality photo of the Ponte Vecchio from our final night out in Florence.
Bruneleschi, who figured out how to build the famous dome on the Duomo, and me.
Reunited in Florence, standing in front of Santa Maria Novella.
Now that's a villa in Tuscany! And sadly, pretty much the last sun for the week, other than a few breaks in the clouds and rain.
In Volterra, Missy finally catches up the cinghiale she'd been hunting all week.
A little bread, prosciutto, salami, and pecorino cheese to make us feel like Tuscans.
Missy followed the GPS down an increasingly small dirt road, asking Kyla to move this rock out of the way, before she finally gave up, backed out, and tried another way to the villa.
Mom taking in the view in Siena.
And this was the view from the villa across the hills during one of those breaks in the clouds.
The crew in Montepulciano on the way back to Rome.
1 comment:
Looks like a great trip. All that great Italian food and a rain hampered exercise program there must have been a few pounds gained. Our countries relics look like yesterdays dust bin compared to Italy's.
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