Geo: 43.1336, 11.4834It was rather wet and overcast on Saturday morning, which helped us all to sleep in. Then, we decided to take it very easy – we went out to some local markets at a very nice town nearby (Buonconvento) which has recently been "renovated" and is bustling with tourist activity. We bought some supplies for lunch – the fruit and vege markets were interesting, but I think it's a hard way to buy your groceries, and let's just say that they think you are strange if you ask if they have women's shoes in a size 41 (I didn't want to confess that I sometimes take a 42 – its only a size 10, for goodness sake)We drove home a different way, stopping at a monastery (Monte Oliveto Maggiore) but just as we were
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