Took the train to Rome – it was only 20 minutes late!   Another great weather day – beautiful skies and not terribly hot.  For some reason, the train from Arezzo to Rome always comes in at a very far flung track so you have to walk forever to...

Florence day!  We got up bright and early (very early for an 18-year-old) and drove to Arezzo to catch the train to Florence.  This was Hunter’s first train trip.  Train travel is such a wonderful way to get around here.  Most trains are late, which is quite frustrating, but...

Phew!  I’m finally caught up on the blog.  I had some photo loading issues that I think have been resolved so I should be able to keep it more updated moving forward.  I jammed a lot into the last couple of posts and didn’t have time to go into...

We went back to Arezzo on Sunday and finished the antique market.  Another beautiful day and we got to see a renaissance marching band.  We were strolling through the market and heard the music and saw a band all decked out in Renaissance costumes marching through town.  It was...

We took a little day trip on Saturday to Poppi.  Poppi is in the Casentino, an area to the northwest of Anghiari known for its beautiful scenery, natural resources, and food (of course).  There is a castle in Poppi which dates back to the 1200’s and is pretty well...

Anghiari is such a wonderful place to us and we are so excited about sharing it with Hunter.  After our first day here, Hunter said that he understood why we loved it so much.  It’s really not something you can tell someone about – well, you can try, but...

Our apartment is perfect.  It’s part of an old palazzo which has been in the Busatti family for about 200 years.  The building is over 300 years old.  The Busatti shop is on the ground level and the apartment is just above it.  You climb an ancient staircase and...

Our first morning in Italy was bright and clear.  We all slept late and felt rejuvenated after our long trip.  It was such a beautiful day that we decided to go up to Chiusi della Verna to visit the monastery founded by St. Francis in the 1200’s. The drive...

We’ve returned to Italy, but this time we are accompanied by our 18-year-old grandson, Hunter.  He just graduated from high school and will be starting Kennesaw State in the fall.  We’ve been coming to Italy since before he was born and all his life he’s heard us talk about...

We made it back to Atlanta after the long journey over the Atlantic.  We flew out of Rome, so we left Anghiari about 10:30 in the morning and took the train from Arezzo and got to Rome about 3:00.  Our time there was spent repacking for the flight home...