Oh, the places we’ll go…

Italy

La dolce

I have always had two speeds in life  -  ten and zero.  I have been running at ten for about 40 years and when we arrived in Italy, I hit zero or maybe even negative numbers.  For the first three days in this gorgeous countryside, we didn’t have a car and it is [...]

Munich and its new Olympic sport

The Square in Munich

This gem of a city surprised everyone in the family. To tell the truth, I hadn’t given much thought to Munich – it was merely the stopping point to grab the overnight train to Florence and the opportunity to see the inspiration for Cinderella’s castle. In my narrow little mind, I [...]

Screeeeechhh!

Welcome to Tuscany

We arrived in Italy at a speedy 80 mile an hour pace. As if every moment we spent sitting down was like a sip of water for a starving kid in Africa. All the cities we have seen are so beautiful and after awhile they a become one mumble [...]

Under the Tuscan… Clouds

The View from our Villa

Our stay in Florence so far has been perfectly quiet. Little has gone on, besides our many treks to the grocery store in the nearby Pontassieve. The kind owner of our villa has been lovely, and the olive oil bottled down the street is fantastic! The wine grapes are [...]