I spent last Saturday and Sunday with Letizia and her family in Castagneto Carducci on the Tuscan coast and some neighboring towns. You're in for a treat, because Leti took amazing pictures of our weekend on the coast, and some of them are mixed in here.
We must have spent at least seven hours at the beach, which would explain the relatively substantial sunburn that followed. Still, between swimming with her dog, Mira, eating bomb peaches, and catching itty bitty fish in our hands like Bear Grillz, it was a great day!
As we were at a dog beach, there was quite the canine entertainment. This wise-looking dog was our favorite all day and we think he was named Sookie (like the girl on True Blood), but since that's no name for an Italian male dog, we upgraded it to Sookie-sandro. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think? He has his own dog-sized umbrella, and with the pack next to him, it looks like he came to the beach of his own accord. I wouldn't put it past him.
After our beach day, we headed just a bit inland to the small town where Leti's family has an apartment. The town's fountain has several of these awesome faucet-heads:
That evening, we headed out for a tour of the town, which took about 4 minutes to complete. Here's one of the adorable restaurants we passed:
And here's the piazza that houses the enoteca (wine bar) that we stopped at for our delicious dinner:
On our walk home, we took a precarious staircase called something along the lines of "Staircase of the Saints" because you definitely need a saint on your shoulder to keep from tumbling down:
Nothing better than waking up to breakfast awaiting your arrival:
On Sunday, we decided to nix the beach (on account of sunburns) and instead tour a couple of neighboring villages. I snapped a shot of the vineyards on our way to Bolgheri:
Here we are enjoying the beautiful flowers at the gate of Bolgheri:
Here's my "That's right, I live in Tuscany" photo:
It turns out that Leti's mom's maiden name is Degl'Innocenti, just like our family's original name! Plus, my family's from Tuscany as well, so as it turns out we must be practically sisters. Here's a family picture when we stopped for gelato:
This whole region has such beautifully curated flowers! Here's just one of the many vibrant, flourishing plants we came across:
And a lovely old church just outside the gates of Bolgheri:
The next town we stopped in was having a medieval fair in the evening, and we were able to take advantage of some of the props they had left lying around. Oh dear. What did I do this time?
In the same piazza as the shackles was this adorable old lady hanging out her window who talked to us for at least 20 minutes about the fair and her cat and the history of the town. She even invited us into her house to see how part of the original walls of the town could be seen in her living room. That's true Italy for you.
Look how tiny she is! She swept the whole time we were there.
What a beautiful town.
We must have spent at least seven hours at the beach, which would explain the relatively substantial sunburn that followed. Still, between swimming with her dog, Mira, eating bomb peaches, and catching itty bitty fish in our hands like Bear Grillz, it was a great day!
As we were at a dog beach, there was quite the canine entertainment. This wise-looking dog was our favorite all day and we think he was named Sookie (like the girl on True Blood), but since that's no name for an Italian male dog, we upgraded it to Sookie-sandro. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think? He has his own dog-sized umbrella, and with the pack next to him, it looks like he came to the beach of his own accord. I wouldn't put it past him.
After our beach day, we headed just a bit inland to the small town where Leti's family has an apartment. The town's fountain has several of these awesome faucet-heads:
That evening, we headed out for a tour of the town, which took about 4 minutes to complete. Here's one of the adorable restaurants we passed:
And here's the piazza that houses the enoteca (wine bar) that we stopped at for our delicious dinner:
On our walk home, we took a precarious staircase called something along the lines of "Staircase of the Saints" because you definitely need a saint on your shoulder to keep from tumbling down:
Nothing better than waking up to breakfast awaiting your arrival:
On Sunday, we decided to nix the beach (on account of sunburns) and instead tour a couple of neighboring villages. I snapped a shot of the vineyards on our way to Bolgheri:
Here we are enjoying the beautiful flowers at the gate of Bolgheri:
Here's my "That's right, I live in Tuscany" photo:
It turns out that Leti's mom's maiden name is Degl'Innocenti, just like our family's original name! Plus, my family's from Tuscany as well, so as it turns out we must be practically sisters. Here's a family picture when we stopped for gelato:
This whole region has such beautifully curated flowers! Here's just one of the many vibrant, flourishing plants we came across:
And a lovely old church just outside the gates of Bolgheri:
The next town we stopped in was having a medieval fair in the evening, and we were able to take advantage of some of the props they had left lying around. Oh dear. What did I do this time?
In the same piazza as the shackles was this adorable old lady hanging out her window who talked to us for at least 20 minutes about the fair and her cat and the history of the town. She even invited us into her house to see how part of the original walls of the town could be seen in her living room. That's true Italy for you.
Look how tiny she is! She swept the whole time we were there.
What a beautiful town.
Who took those pictures? They are awesome!! I am in love with your Tuscany life shot. I want it on my wall. I miss you so much :)
ReplyDeleteAh thanks...if it's in B&W or has blurred edges, Letizia took it, otherwise they are mine. Don't you already have a Kelly collage in your room?? I wish I had a Brittany one but I just didn't bring enough pictures with me...miss you bunches.
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