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A view from the top

Jurgen led us to the town square, explained what we might want to see and do, gave us a leaving time and then left us on our own. By now I was starving. We saw a couple signs at the end of an alley which mentioned a tavern and a couple restaurants. We followed them to the very peak of the hill where we took this photo. But alas, there was no place to eat that we could find. We returned back to the town square where we had seen a rather crowded little bistro. There were no seats outside but the 5 of us found a table inside. I ordered panini with prosciutto and provole. More importantly, I got a nice big cold beer. Everyone else got sandwiches too. Not too exciting but with the sandwiches only costing around 5 Euro each, the price was right.
Day Three (Monday)

June 26th 2006
What a great night's sleep I had! I actually had to pull out the blanket from the armoire as it became freezing cold in my room. I wasn't about to mess with the thermostat and maybe knock out the a/c. I sleep best when I'm a little chilly anyway. We had to get up early (7:00 am) because we were leaving early in order to drive clear across the country to Florence. Normally it would take a li ... read more
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