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| The sound of
the double twin Webers and the alloy engine makes you speechless. |
In the
mountains the scenic villages increases your appetite. |
Narrow is the
word in English, stretto in Italian. |
Ponte
del Diavolo
The Devil's bridge, Ponte del Diavolo is close to
Barga and Bagni di Lucca. A historic attraction and very impressive.
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Collodi
We went to Collodi, the village of Pinocchio once
again and suddenly a Swiss Spider friend came around. www.pinocchio.it |
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| That evening,
about ten minutes drive from the B&B, we enjoyed the Risotrante
da da "Dino Toddo"
together with Berit and Thomas. They were truly enjoying themselves
too. |
Here we are,
ready to order. Dino himself was so enthusiastic and offered the
local specialties and composed magnificent dinners. Oh, yes, the red
wine was excellent. |
This was
during the European Football Championship, so the local people were
very concerned about the TV. |
A 3-D map
from the B&B was very useful. The friendly people there,
Pinucchia and Umberto were very well informed about attractions and
good roads. Thanks. |
What can I
say, beautiful! Berit took a lot of pictures with very good results. |
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| Take five in
the sun. No need for air-conditioning, just drive with the top down. |
Or use your
umbrella. We use an umbrella from the Dutch Spider Register. It is
shaped to fit the Spider. have a look here if interested:
www.alfaspider.com
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Time to say
goodbye, leaving for Pian di'Sco, north of Arezzo in Toscana. Here
we have Pinucchia and Umberto and Thomas. Do try this B&B while
visiting Toscana. Want
to see and learn more, check Rusticosara-
link and website |
Pian
di'Sco
Enjoying the dinner and the sunset. We spent a
some days in Pian di'Sco which is located south of Firenze, east of
Siena and North of Arezzo. Needless to say, it was up in the
mountains. It was so fun.
www.comune.piandisco.ar.it |
Siena
This Siena and the square where they run their
horses round and around. www.viamichelin.com
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| In Siena, we
found the houses very interesting. Such an atmosphere. |
This Padre in
Siena was very friendly, though he did not like his picture taken. |
Italian wine
at its best. Thomas had heard of a wine-yard so we went there of
course. |
Berit took
the good photos with her Nikon digital camera. |
Yet one more
picture . . . |