We talked to a couple from Quebec City in our new B&B, I Coppi, after a short walk. Their names are Ivan and Danielle. They seem to be pretty international, have good friends or family by marriage in France and from Japan. We just started chatting with them at the end of their meal on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘San Gimignano’
Wed, May 7th: Bus to San Gimignano (Day 20)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged accents, Bus, I Coppi, Italy, language, minestrone, Quebec, San Gimignano, Tuscany on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thurs, May 8th: San Gimignano (Day 21)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged 13th century village, construction materials, idioms, Italy, language, San Gimignano, Torre Gross, Tuscan market, Tuscany, universal language on May 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We talked to Ivan and Danielle again today after dinner. They invited us to dessert of almonds, butter cookies, and the sweetest strawberries I’ve ever had. Danielle doesn’t speak much English but understands a lot more than she speaks. She left after a while to take shower/ “retire for the evening.” It turns out the [...]
Fri, May 9th: San Gimignano (Day 22)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged Coop, hike, Italy, olive grove, San Gimignano, Tuscan countryside, Tuscan food, Tuscany on May 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Tuscan landscape is like the ideal countryside to me. It has attractive farms, alternating olive groves and vineyards, on gently inclining hillsides. There is a significant amount of forested areas between farms. They have beautiful forests, a mixture of evergreens and deciduous, many wildflowers, and the strange thin cypresses scattered around. The climate is [...]
Sun, May 11th: San Gimignano (Day 24)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged hike, Italian food, Italy, San Gimignano, Tuscany on May 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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Today we planned on going for another hike on the north side of town, but we had no real plans. We headed out on Via Dante towards Strada at 1130, looking at the massive roses on the side of the busy road. The loop we were following fortunately took a right off the main road [...]
Tues, May 13th: San Gimignano (Day 26)
Posted in Europe trip journal, Italy, tagged dirt road, hike, Italian hairstyle, Italy, San Gimignano, travel tips, Tuscany, Tuscany photos, Tuscany pictures, Tuscany videos on May 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I keep smelling rank sewer fumes as we walk along. It’s like there are little pockets of the stench in these very old towns with mostly very old plumbing. I noticed that kind of things in big Spanish cities (also very old.) I don’t know if I’m smelling a bunch of sewer leaks or hidden [...]
