On holiday in Italy

This year, our summer holiday started with 2 weeks in Italy. We took a flight to Pisa and were collected by Franz and Eva, two of Caroline’s German friends who were sharing the house in Tuscany with us. Christiana and Til were already at the house, another couple from Germany, who also drove down from Cologne. The location was just great, a stone farm house, set on the side of a hill and surrounded by vineyards. The village of Lucareli is in the hills and is about half way between Florence and Siena. We spent the 2 weeks relaxing, cooking, swinging in the hammocks and generally having a good time. Liam enjoyed all the attention and splashing in a small plastic pool in the shade. Caroline spent time painting in the studio with the girls, who were all painters too. During the two weeks, we made numerous outings to the local villages, such as Greve in Chianti, Castellina and Radda, where we shopped for food and wine… what lovely wine, and Italian ice cream. We also made some longer day trips to Siena and San Gimignano, where we ate and photographed the classic Tuscan city streets and architecture.
So at the end of the two weeks, we were very pleased with the Italian start to our holiday… now on to Germany.