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June 5th 2013

Published: June 5th 2013

This blog begins in Montelcino, a very beautiful part of Tuscany, known for the excellent wine Brunello. We spent the first afternoon wandering the town including the fortress/wine cellar, and wine tasting in small wine shops up and down the winding, steep cobbled streets. The next day we did a self directed tour of local wineries, just dropping by and seeing who was home really - not very difficu... Read Full Entry

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5th June 2013

Janet
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Fab photos as usual. Not many pictures of shorts and T.s hope the weather isn't too disappointing. some of the buildings and statues etc look huge. How did they do that!!

6th June 2013

Sheila
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Rome and south
Love the stories and the photos. If it's not too late to remind you, don't miss the museum at Paestum which is right next to the site for the awesome painted tombs. I've done lots of drawings of Paestum which I'll show you when you return. And if you can drag yourself away from the beach take a bike ride up to Carpaccio which overlooks the plain, It is a crumbling town with some abandoned palaces, very atmospheric and slightly different from the Renaissance type old towns. One of the photos looks like Todi - is it? Lots of lovexx

6th June 2013

Sheila
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Sorry - I hadn\'t scrolled down to the end of your photos - you DID go to the museum. That\'s the way to be buried with paintings of feasts and fun all around you. Great.

8th June 2013

John
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The Rickety Train
Wot, no photo of the train? Glad to hear you are enjoying everything.

30th June 2013

meg
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what is this sculpture?!!

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