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| Duomo Siena | | | |
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| Morning at the Villa, Tuscan |
We are rushing
along on the high-speed train from Bologna to Milan on our way to Lake Como, in
this blog I will be featuring pictures from our wonderful, nearly week-long
stay in our hill-top villa in Tuscany.
The area is magical enough with endlessly rolling hills, vineyards, and
compact hilltop villages, but the real magic was that we got to share all this,
along with amazing food, with the kids, their significant others and
friends.
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| Golden Dawn, Colle Bianco, Tuscany |
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| Piazza del Campo, Siena |
The villa
was perfectly situated with views in all directions. Every morning I got to open our bedroom
windows on the hills spotted with isolated villa. I somehow wanted to breath it all in and
never let it go. We shared the house
with Abigail and her boyfriend Grayson, Jeremy with his girlfriend Gina
(Napolitano, can’t get more Italian than that), and we were excited to include
Grayson’s brother Cuyler and his wife Kerry.
We all had cars to explore independently, but we generally got together
for Breakfasts and dinners.
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| Rosette Duomo Museum, Siena |
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| Torre del Mangia, Siena |
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| Olive Road, Trequandra |
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| Steggiano, Tuscany |
As I said
previously, it has been difficult to find time to work on the thousands of
images that I have captured so far. It
has taken late night efforts to get about thirty pictures onto my Italy 2017
Gallery. I must keep working because I
know that when I get home I will be slogging through hundreds of fall foliage
images, assuming there is any color back home.
Perhaps I will have more time to return to Italy during the stick season
and the bleak winter.
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| Last Harvest, Castello di Potentino |
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| Wine Tasting Lunch, Castello di Potentino |
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| Porta Santo, Pienza, Tuscany |
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| Charlotte, Castello di Potentino |
Here are views of Tuscany. They include our tours
of Siena, Montalcino, including the best lunch of our lives overlooking the village,
the magical valley vineyard of Castello di Pontentino, and many other hill-top
towns including San Gimignano, Pienza, and San Quirico D’Orca.
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| Montalcino |
Many of the best pictures came from the
verandas of our villa with amazing sunsets and peaceful sunrises.
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| Morning Mist from our Villa |
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| Lyonel, Cupan Vineyard, Tuscany |
Tuscany was
a lovely quiet respite between time spent in the busy cities. Florence and Bologna were wonderful, but the
combination of spectacular beauty and the special family time will likely make
Tuscany the highlight of our trip.
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| Family Lunch, Montalccino |
This is only a taste of the classic beauty of Tuscany. Next week, we return to great Italian cities as I will post images from Florence and Bologna. Of course by then I should be back in New England, frantically trying to get ready for my Fall Foliage Workshop, so who knows what I will be writing.
Jeff
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