Donkey ~ Tuscany ~ July 9, 2014 July 9, 2014 Post-Camino Monteriggioni The donkeys are the last to be fed after the cats, chickens, and pigeons.
Church ~ Tuscany ~ July 9, 2014 July 9, 2014 Post-Camino Monteriggioni 13th-Century Romanesque Cloister and Church which will be the stage for opera this summer. A fire removed the roof but left the walls standing. The Church of Monte Sirpi of San Galgano (Beehive Church) The Costercian Abby of San Galgano
San Gimignano ~ Tuscany ~ July 8, 2014 July 8, 2014 Post-Camino Monteriggioni San Gimignano and vicinity after the rain followed by lunch at home.
Veiri At Last ~ Tuscany ~ July 6, 2014 July 6, 2014 Post-Camino Monteriggioni After two years of planning, I join Vieri at his wonderful Tuscan home. The home we are staying out was formerly a barn he and his wife converted. Here we eat well, enjoy the mountain view, and are entertained by the cats.
Duomo and David ~ Florence ~ July 5, 2014 July 5, 2014 Post-Camino Florence The streets are filled with architecture, gelato shops, leather handbags, and people. Cathedrals di Santa Maria del Flore in Piazza del Duomo David in Galleria deli Accademia .
Torcello ~ Venice ~ July 4, 2014 July 4, 2014 Post-Camino Venice At Vieri’s suggestion, I visited this amazing small church in Torcello which was a 45-minute boat ferry ride from Venezia.
Burano ~ Venice ~ July 4, 2014 July 4 Post-Camino Venice Burano is a small island of Venezia known for their vivid house colors.
Why Venice? ~ Venice ~ July 3, 2014 July 3, 2014 Post-Camino Venice Look beyond the endless shops and tourists and discover Venice.
New White Shirt ~ Venice ~ July 2, 2014 July 2, 2014 Post-Camino Venice New white linen shirt from Adolfo Dominguez’s duty free-free shop. Don’t ask the cost.