Tuscany Trip
June 2004
by Steve Lansdowne

 

June 3-4 Houston to Amsterdam to Rome
Landing approach to Rome Airport

 

June 5 Arezzo
Market day in Arrezo

June 6

June 7

June 8 San Gimignano
Part of the wall at San Gimignano

June 9

June 10

June 11 Florence
Sculpture in Boboli Gardens

June 12

June 13 Montepulciano-Rigomagno
A storefront in Montepulciano
 

Inside one of the ceramic stores in Montepulciano

 

June 14 Sinalunga (San Giustino)
View from our room at the villa

June 15 Siena

June 16 Lucca-Genova
Church in Lucca - each of the columns are sculpted differently.

June 17 Bra
Wisteria at the restaurant in Bra where "Slow Food" was invented.

June 18 Sinalunga   
While the old part of town is not set up for tourists, Sinalunga is a medieval town.

June 19 Rigomagno
Flowers in doorways on Rigomagno street

Dancing in the street at Rigomagno

June 20 Sinalunga (San Giustino)
Centrifugal olive press used by the villa

Partying at the villa

June 21

June 22 Florence
A reproduction copy of the David statue overlooking Florence taken from the tour bus.

June 23 Cortona
Clock tower in plaza

Mannequin in window

June 24 Siena
 

June 25 Roma
Looking down the Spanish steps

June 26 Rome
The plaza in front of St. Peter's  Cathedral in the Vatican taken from on top of the cathedral dome.

June 27 Rome-Paris-Houston
Checking out of the hotel in Rome