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Jun 7, 20207 min read
Exploring: Florence, Italy
“The Creator made Italy from designs by Michael Angelo!” -Mark Twain, “The Innocents Abroad”* In lieu of a “Welcome” sign, your arrival...
May 31, 20204 min read
Exploring: San Gimignano and Tuscan Wine Tasting
We start the day in Siena with a continental breakfast – the standard, uninspired fare of hardboiled eggs, cold cuts, cheese, bread....
May 25, 20205 min read
Exploring: Intro to Tuscany / Destination Siena
“Tuscany looks like what all of Italy should look like.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (attributed) We stare out the train window as the...
Jun 12, 20123 min read
Siena and the Towers of San Gimignano
Siena is such a confusing place, initially, when arriving by rail. You walk out the front door of the train station, and all you see in...
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