Tuesday: Wine tasting in Montalcino started the day. Stand out visit was the beautiful vineyard / home of a biodynamic wiz. A great couple of hours with her and the three dogs, looking at the vineyards, cellar and bio equipment. Very interesting and awesome wine too!
Arrived late in Florence but got a spot on dinner recommendation from our (kitschy but great) hotel. A local family run trattoria Rach got her first taste of homemade pasta- amazing!
Wednesday: A full day of bootlegging. Regrettably we only had a half day in Florence. For us, it is the most beautiful city so far- along with Porto.
The lineup to see Michaelangelo's David was moving slower than a french check out chick so we ditched the line to explore the city.
On our way to the river we saw the replica David where the famous statue once stood. Bootleg No. 1.
Set off for Pisa to see its famous tower. It is really hard to look away. At the top its lean is about 5m off of centre. Sorry that our pics do not do it justice. Beautiful, funny and bizarre all at once and well worth the detour.
On the way back to the Pug we were heckled by a pack of dodgy watch salesmen. We negotiated a price: bootleg No. 2!
Trav with some very happy vines at Pian Dell Orino in Montalcino/ Missing Florence already/ Pisa
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