Thursday
We began Thursday with a drive thru the Tuscan hills on our way to the City of Towers...San Gimignano.
At every turn in the road in the hour long drive, there were new vistas of beautiful Tuscan views...rolling hills, lush vineyards, framed by mountains in the background and bathed in a hazy sunlight.
There were numerous stops in order to capture the many photo opportunities. The kids were in awe at the amazing views and Nava was busy capturing it all with her new Nikon camera...she is quite the photographer, as are Ezra, Ariel and Kayla who took turns using our cameras and theirs...we could see that BH they are all very good at capturing the moment on film! We should have a very good collection of pictures to show everyone.
We spent a few hours in San Gimignano and even scaled the largest tower which is about 170 feet high...no elevator or escalator. There are 14 towers in this mediaeval town which has been nicknamed the Manhattan of Tuscany. We all loved this very picturesque city.
After lunch (salami and veggies on Pita) we were off to Pisa, where we saw the famous leaning tower...obviously lots of pictures and souvenir shopping. Ezra entertained us with some amazing facts on Pisa and its tower.
From there we were off to Livorno for dinner but unfortunately the restaurant has closed since the last time we were there. But we had a good hike thru town and Kayla explained the history and significance of Livorno.
We headed back to the villa where we had a late pasta dinner that Fran whipped up in a flash. We are certainly eating very well.
All in all, a very good day.
Today we are off for the whole day to Florence. We hope to have lunch at Ruth's and then get back here in time to prepare our Shabbat meals.
We wish all of you a shabbat shalom...
All the best....
The Tuscany team
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