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Tuscany

May 26, 2016

The thought of Tuscany always conjured up images of vineyards, rolling hills, cyprus trees, golden light at dusk.

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I have wanted to see Tuscany for a long time.  The closest I got was February 2012 when we took our daughters to Florence for their winter break.  It was too cold.  The locals said nothing was open, don’t bother.  Next time.

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When my mom suggested that we head to Rome in early May this year to “pick-up” my daughter from her semester abroad… Tuscany bound!

My favorite Aperol Spritz

My favorite Aperol Spritz

We spent one night in Rome.  Drinks at the Excelsior, dinner at Etabli.

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Siena bound the next day.

The Palio Horse Track in Siena

The Palio Horse Track in Siena

We took the train from Rome, changing in Chiusi on the way.

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Three hours later, we were at our hotel in the hills outside of Siena.  It’s a long story, but my hotel pick was not the greatest.  Even after copious research for the perfect hillside Tuscany retreat.

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So, we decamped into the city of Siena early the next morning after one night in the hills.  We had no reservation, nothing.  Just showed up on the doorway of a (gracious) hotel and got lucky!

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Touring Siena, a day in wine country and visiting some medieval hillside towns was on our agenda.

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We went to Moltalcino on the way to the gorgeous Santa Giulia winery.  Brunello wine country!

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The Santa Giulia winery fed us a delicious Tuscan lunch with many flights of wine… pretty much the perfect day.

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The hill towns of San Gimignano, Radda, Greve and Panzano are driving distance from Siena.  Worth a visit.

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It was an incredible four days in Tuscany.  We packed in as much as we could.  So beautiful.

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Time to go back to Rome.

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Somehow, the train ticket I bought to Rome turned out to be a bus ticket that dumped us in a town just outside the city.  Rut row!  Another little hiccup in our trip that we somehow seamlessly weathered.

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Our last night was spent at the beautiful Gran Melia hotel in Rome.

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Last dinner at Roma Sparita in Trastevere.

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Cacio e pepe pasta in a parmesan bowl.  The perfect Italian send off!

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Tuscany was everything I imagined.  I will be back!

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I have loved design ever since I painted my bedroom walls high-gloss lime green in the fourth grade. A lifelong hobby, mixing low cost items with a few pricier pieces thrown in, has become The Wry Home. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t!

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