We really did have a beautiful day "Under the Tuscan Sun" in Cortona. Frances Mayes put the town on the map for American tourists with her book and movie. It is an authentic Etruscan hilltop town having been established over 1500 years ago - it's older than Rome! It is right on the edge of Tuscany and Umbria and we could see Lake Trasimeno where Hannibal defeated the Romans in 217 b.c. We took the train to Camucia then a bus wound its way up to Cortona where we enjoyed a great lunch and a few hours of shopping and sightseeing. The weather was perfect and the day delightful. Everyone always enjoys the trip to Cortona! More later . . .