Monthly Archives: July 2012

Summer in Tuscany: Tasting Wine in Greve

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

If you’ve seen photos of Tuscany, you know it is covered with vineyards. In Chianti, wine growers mainly produce Sangiovese grapes. The Tuscan scenery makes it impossible to ignore wine and, if you like wine, irresistible for tasting it. On Thursday, Michael, Steve (Cade’s dad), and I went … Continue reading →

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Summer in Tuscany: Siena’s Medieval Palio

Posted on July 27, 2012 by

If our family had to choose a favorite day in Italy, I suspect it would be the Sunday that we went to the Palio trials in Siena. I know Cade feels that way, because he wants to return and stay in a hotel overlooking … Continue reading →

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Touring Rome in Four HOT Days

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Weather flash: It rained this morning in Rome! I haven’t seen rain for so long! I so enjoyed sitting outside (under an umbrella, of course) at Piazza del Popolo drinking cappuccino while I waited for my hair appointment. And speaking … Continue reading →

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Summer in Tuscany: Our Best Meal in Italy (So Far)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

On Tuesday in Tuscany, the Seattle folks visited Volterra and San Gimignano, and Michael and I drove to serene Badia a Passignano to have lunch at Osteria di Passignano, which is owned by the Antinori wine family. The restaurant is … Continue reading →

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Seeing Italy at 9

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

When I was thinking about traveling through northern Italy with my family, I wondered how we would occupy a 9-year-old. Here’s the answer: feed him gelato every day and let him climb everything in sight, including the dome of St. … Continue reading →

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