Traipsing Through Tuscany
Trip Start
May 15, 2010
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Trip End
Oct 15, 2010
Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The walk there included some interesting trails. Everyone else shows you the vineyards of tuscany, but who else shows you the real food ... the fava beans!
Siena was beautiful. The duomo gleamed in the sunlight and the narrow winding streets were very steep!
Not having enough hiking we climbed to the top of the Duomo, too.
After Siena, our strolls took us to Montereggioni -- a very small but completely walled-in town
After leaving there, our strolls took us first through some beautiful poppy fields
And then we were off to San Gimignano. During the heyday and fighting of renaissance Tuscany, all the warring families built towers for protection. Unlike most of the Tuscan towns, San Gimingnano still has over a dozen left.
Well it is time to go drink some wine and eat some fava beans.
Comments
Are you sure you're heading in the right direction ?
You can't get there from Lucca !
Cheers.
Just looked at your map again.
Hey, slow down. It's dangerous - you're speeding and you could burst an insole !
Cheers
Hi Dan and Hillary,
Remember me from John Cooley's place last winter? I lived in The Dome. My, you are the intrepid hikers, aren't you? I'm loving your travelogue...plan to spend lots of time in Italy myself in the future -- maybe even live there. Ciao...e buona fortuna ai pellegrini!
I love your idea of "just out for a stroll". And, as always, your pictures are great.
Miss you guys. Love, Chris
You two are doing so well!! Walking with the flow, towards Rome, was difficult enough, never mind doing it backwards! I can't even imagine climbing up to the Cisa Pass from the 'wrong' side.
Keep warm, keep safe, have a great walk.
Hugs,
Sil
www.vfpilgrims.blogspot.com
Watch out for the sign on the farm gate which reads;
" Hikers may walk across my field free but the bull charges !"
Cheers.