I am behind in updating (what else is new). The last day in Rome was spent touring the Colosseum and the Roman Forums. The driver picked me up at the hotel at 2:00 pm. I got up early and headed over to the Trevi Fountain. I had been there before but it was always so… Read More »
Before I left Toronto – my Travel Agent had booked some sight seeing tours for me once I got to Rome. Since I would only be in Rome for a few days, I wanted to make sure that I at least saw the highlights and didn’t wander around aimlessly (which I did anyhow!). My first… Read More »
I met Nanette for breakfast before I headed out to the Train station. It seems so final with everyone else gone and me leaving for Rome. Time sure does fly by. Traveling in a foreign country on my own is definitely “outside the box” for me. I couldn’t believe I was standing at the Florence… Read More »
It was a beautiful day – and who wanted to spend it inside an art gallery looking at another painting – not me. It was all Brenda’s fault. Earlier in the week she asked our Guide (Raffaele) about Cinque Terre – how far away it was, was it worth it, yadda, yadda, yadda. Next thing… Read More »
Today we left for Florence. Our home for the next few nights is the Borghese Palace Art Hotel www.borghesepalace.hotelinfirenze.com This is a very modern hotel compared to the last one we were in. We arrived at the hotel around 10:15 am and dumped our luggage (the rooms weren’t ready) . We all split to go… Read More »
Today we are off to learn about cheese and wine (yes – more wine). Our destination for cheese is in the Val d’Orcia valley near Pienza. It is a local farm called Podere Il Casale https://www.facebook.com/podereilcasale.pienza We sat in the dining room as Ulisse explained to us the process of making “pecorino” sheep cheese. The amazing… Read More »
Today we spent the day shopping for groceries, cooking, drinking wine, eating and drinking wine. By the way – my clothes are starting to get tight. We met our chef “Laura” at a small town called Castellina. We bought the meat at a local butcher: and the produce was purchased at a local market: Here… Read More »