We visited Florence on a Sunday in April. We drove from our agriturismo in the countryside. Thankfully, traffic was rather scarce and we were able to navigate our way to a private parking garage. Our car, a vintage 1965 Alvis, attracted a lot of attention even from the parking attendant. Our first stop was Santa…
I submitted this post to the contest organized by the Great Wine Capitals Network and I was among the finalists! I think that this might be our exit but I’m not sure-, I said tentatively. I could never tell whether the signs indicated an exit or a service area. I’m not a very good navigator…
Visit Certaldo, a charming medieval fortified town set on top of a hill in Tuscany, and home of poet Giovanni Boccaccio. #Tuscany #Cetaldo #Italy #travel
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I’m trying to figure out how to operate the parking meter but my Italian isn’t good enough to understand the instructions. A young African street vendor comes up to me to try and help. I instinctively raise my hand to stop him. It makes me nervous when a stranger offers unsolicited help; I can’t help…
