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The cooking lesson, wrong way on a one way street, and I know…..let’s visit the weekly market in the rain

Posted on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by camanoescape

On Wednesday evening we visited our landlord hosts for a cooking lesson.  Despite fits and starts in finding this place that was only 20 minutes away (took us about 55 minutes) we finally arrived at Podere il Doccio out in … Continue reading →

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Making our way through Chianti, Lamole & Montefiorelle

Posted on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 by camanoescape
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Crazy photos from San Pancrazio

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by camanoescape

You can see the zombie like state of the occupants in our car in the foreground of the photo You can see the lookouts sitting there ready to jump up and spread the alarm…..through every village, middlesex and farm.

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Who put the CRAZY in San Pancrazio?

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by camanoescape

Yesterday was a turning point for me.  I went from a starry eyed little schoolboy to a …….. Nahh, not really…..scratch that thought.  Let’s just say that after our wonderful picnic lunch in Monte San Savino that was topped off … Continue reading →

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Tuscany white roads — part 3

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by camanoescape

Finally, simply some pleasant photos of Civitella: Then it was on to Monte San Savalo…..and our first picnic lunch it Italy.  Tuscan bread, pecorino cheese and salami from our local butcher in Pergine Valdarno, water and wine! I’ve yet to … Continue reading →

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Exploring the white roads of Tuscany — part 2

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by camanoescape

Moving from the stronghold through the village, you first come to a palace that was built in 1385. Moving farther into the village, you come to the church and the town square where the World War 2 memorials are and … Continue reading →

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Exploring the white roads (aka: dirt roads) of Tuscany — including Civitella, Monte San Savino and the scary people in San Pancrazio!

Posted on Monday, May 13, 2013 by camanoescape

Today was a day of exploration.  I think I found the village of Civitella to be the most interesting of all of the places we visited today.  This place has a stronghold fortress that was first built in the year … Continue reading →

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Different shots of our village — Pergine Valdarno

Posted on Sunday, May 12, 2013 by camanoescape
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The thief of Venice hooks up with the Scofflaw of Bologna

Posted on Sunday, May 12, 2013 by camanoescape

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Our last full day in Bologna

Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 by camanoescape

We set off this morning after our Italian breakfast in search of the Chiesa di San Sigismundo.  We found it situated next to the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world, founded in 1088.  An awfully busy location, … Continue reading →

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