Today is the day that I’ve been waiting for: getting to see the birthplace of my favourite wine varietal (Brunello) in the small town of Montalcino. There’s only one problem… it’s cloudy and raining! When we went downstairs for some coffee and a light breakfast, though, Marcello told me that the rain was supposed to …
Category: Travels
Sep 06 2016
Italy Day 5: Tuscany, a lovely B&B, and Siena
After four days in Rome, it was time to head northwest to Tuscany, which is arguably one of the best wine macroregions in the world. We checked out of the Assunta Domus hotel, and Alessandro (the inn keeper) hailed a taxi for us. We took the taxi to the Hertz car rental location near Borghese …
Sep 05 2016
Italy Day 4: A private Vatican tour and elegant dinner
We woke up a bit earlier than normal this morning because we needed to be at the entrance to the Vatican Museums at 09:30 for our private tour of the Vatican. This particular tour company (run by a wonderful woman named Livia) was absolutely a pleasure to work with, and our tour guide, Claudia, couldn’t …
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