A free morning for shopping and resting was followed this afternoon by a trip just outside Florence to visit the American Cememtery and Greve. The cemetery honors the lives of over 4000 servicemen who died in combat during World War II in Italy. Afterwards we continued on to a delightful little town, Greve for an interesting wine tasting experience and more shopping and enjoying gelato! Cheryl and Cindy opted to visit the Uffizi Art Gallery in Florence and Mary stayed in to rest her legs. Another great day in Italy!
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City Walk and Tuscan Cooking - Sept 22
We started out this morning to visit the Cathedral, Dante's neighborhood and the Santa Croce area. It was a beautiful day in Florence and it ended with an entertaining cooking class at "In Tavola". We ate on Italian time-about 9:30 then walked across town back to LaContessina. A good time was had by all!
Tuscany and a Celebration - Sept 21
Our travelers boarded a motorcoach for The Best of Tuscany Tour today with our Italian tour guide, Sondra. It was a "bellsimo day" as we visited Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa and enjoyed a delightful lunch in the Chianti countryside at a wine farm. Back home (12 hours later), Patrizia treated us to a delicious supper in our courtyard and we celebrated a very special occasion!