Florence family photos

Just want to add a few pictures of my niece Aimee and her husband Eric, our hosts in Florence along with their boys Cyrus 9, and Griffin 6. They really kept me and Anton on our toes what with the latest Star Wars and video games to say nothing of the local Renaissance sights. Kudos to our host family aka local tour guides.

FYI, the first photo was taken while Aimee was making dinner reservations for us for Saturday evening, Sept. 13th. Unbeknownst to me, the white haired man entering the restaurant is the chef, well-known internationally and well-known by us at the end of the evening for shouting out each course as it was served. The evening was one of the best with superb food followed by an evening of American songs from the '60's - mostly Cat Stevens, Paul Simon - sung in English to an Italian audience. Great fun!

Harvesting Grapes in Chianti Country

More serendipity during our travels when Eric mentioned that someone had extended an invitation to harvest grapes at a nearby villa on Saturday morning. How many people get a chance to do that in Tuscany? Anton and I gladly went along but alas the directions we had were for crows. We arrived after the grapes were gathered but just in time for a typical Tuscany meal and enjoying last years wine. These are pictures of the villa and surrounding countryside along with a few posed pics with the harvested grapes. More photos in the next blog showing those who turned out for the event.