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(18,607 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)This was in Tuscany, north of Rome...
And it was a beautiful, tranquil day!
CurtEastPoint
(18,607 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)If I were going to go back, that's where I would go.
The scenery, the climate, the people...the food!
It was so wonderful.
The day we spent at the monastery was our best day...
tjwmason
(14,819 posts)Tuscany was the cradle of the renaissance.
Florence (my favourite city), Pisa, Siena, Lucca, and much else is all there.
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)How could you NOT go to Tuscany? Been to Italy twice and visited Tuscany each time, and each time it was the favourite part of the trip.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)femmocrat
(28,394 posts)It looks heavenly there. Thanks for the beautiful pictures!
Does that Roman numeral read 1095? It can't be THAT old, can it?
tjwmason
(14,819 posts)It appears to give a date of a gift (donatum) for which 1095 could be entirely plausible, even if the image referring to it was later.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)But just that one glass.....there were opportunities for other vintages, but I knew it would not be smart for me to have any more.
It was heavenly! I think that day we felt more relaxed and comfortable than at any other place we visited.
The monastery was very old. I don't remember just how old, but that date would not surprise me.
Glad you enjoyed!
tjwmason
(14,819 posts)From my favourite region of my favourite country (other than England).
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)So good to see you...
It is truly a beautiful region.
We had a ball!
Frosty1
(1,823 posts)Your photography is amazing!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)It's hard to take a bad picture when wherever you look, there is something beautiful!
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)How was the wine?
Don't you love it how everything in Europe seems to have a thousand years of history behind it? I mean here a little run down shack is likely just a little run down shack. But in Europe it's probably also where Charlemane rested before such and such a battle, and on and on...
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)Although I was being careful not to have too much. On an empty stomach, it zooms right into my blood stream, and then there's trouble!
The age of things always gets me! In Edinburgh, they talk about the old city and the new city.........and the new city is much older than our country. We are such a young nation!
And when you combine that with the history......well, my mind boggles!
Glad you enjoyed the pictures...
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)Do you remember if there were bees on the flowers? It looks like a bee paradise, but I don't see any.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)It did smell good there! And yes, there were bees......lots of them! They were zooming all over.
I did stand back a little from them...
This was the best day of our Italian trip!
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)struggle4progress
(118,202 posts)but I'm beginning to wonder if anybody actually sells them here in the US
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)Heh.
They have to be clipped, silly!
Hope you enjoyed!
struggle4progress
(118,202 posts)But nobody around here sells clipped hedges
OhioChick
(23,218 posts)The flowers are gorgeous and I like the hedges!
(I hope you and your husband are feeling better)
Thanks for taking the time to share.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)We are much better...
And I'm so glad you like the pictures. These are among my top favorites. The day was amazing and beautiful...
warrior1
(12,325 posts)when are you do home?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)We've been home over a week now...
It was a great trip, but my bed sure feels good!
LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)Thanks for posting these!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,508 posts)You know I love to share!