9.03.2009

Tuscany with the Maurers

In late April we ventured back to Tuscany with the Maurers. Here they are in front of that San Gimignano tower. The city used to have 80 of them--it was the medieval way of keeping up with the Joneses.


We also visited Siena which is one of our favority Italian cities with its amazing piazzas, winding streets and spectacular architecture. And of course we must sample each locale's gelato wherever we go.


We took a tour with our favorite guide, Alessia. Here she is showing Claire the mosaics on the walkway outside the duomo.



We rented a villa in the countryside for the week which made the kids pretty happy. They made obstacle courses, rode bikes and played on the playground. And while it might have been too cold to swim for most people, we're Mainers so the girls went right in (the unheated pool water was in the high 50's that time of year).

(notice that Jim is not swimming)



 

2 comments:

Yokoso said...

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Yokoso said...

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