Day Twenty Three: Tuscany
Today we took the train from Verona to Florence, found our way by bus to the airport and then picked up our car. Once we got the car we headed for the small town of Greve in Chainti.
"Greve in Chianti (the old name was Greve; in 1972 was renamed Greve in Chianti after the inclusion of that area in the Chianti wine district) is a town in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of Florence on A1 highway, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Siena" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greve_in_Chianti).
We stayed at an Agriturismo. An Agriturismo is "a combination of the words for "agriculture" and "tourism" in Italian - is a style of vacationing in farm house resorts. Small scale farming in Italy became less profitable, these agritourismi allowed the small farmer to augment the income from the farm, and for vacationers to sample the bounty of a rural life in Italy" (http://goitaly.about.com/od/italytravelglossary/g/agriturismo.htm).
"Greve in Chianti (the old name was Greve; in 1972 was renamed Greve in Chianti after the inclusion of that area in the Chianti wine district) is a town in the province of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is located about 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of Florence on A1 highway, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) north of Siena" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greve_in_Chianti).
We stayed at Corte di Valle, a bed and breakfast on a working vineyard, olive grove and saffron farm. It was around dinner time when we checked in we asked the manager for a suggestion for dinner. She pointed us in the direction of town and said to go to La Cantina. She was friends with the owner and said if we said to say we knew her and were staying at Corte di Valle.
Pizza at La Cantina
When we told the owner we were staying at Corte di Valle he treated us like we were his best friends. He was very nice and gave us free dessert. It was good pizza, fresh tasting and hit the spot.
Doing laundry
When we got back to the room we were pretty tired so we just had a quiet night. Did a lot of laundry and watched part of a movie on Jen's computer. If you bring only enough closes for about a week then you will need to do laundry along the way. Especially underwear. Make sure your packing list include a small bottle of laundry detergent, a close line (I got mine from the dollar store, and attached two hair ties to the end for easy way to hang in the bathroom), and a drain stopper (I think I got this at the dollar store too). Most hotels do not have drain stoppers (to avoid flooding in the sink, I guess) so make sure you bring one of these.
We were very thankful to be in one place for the next four nights. Jen was sick with a cold and I was pretty tired from our non stop traveling. If you are traveling through Europe, plan on having a couple days that are not busy throughout your trip that you can catch you breath and rest.
Pizza at La CantinaWhen we told the owner we were staying at Corte di Valle he treated us like we were his best friends. He was very nice and gave us free dessert. It was good pizza, fresh tasting and hit the spot.
Doing laundryWhen we got back to the room we were pretty tired so we just had a quiet night. Did a lot of laundry and watched part of a movie on Jen's computer. If you bring only enough closes for about a week then you will need to do laundry along the way. Especially underwear. Make sure your packing list include a small bottle of laundry detergent, a close line (I got mine from the dollar store, and attached two hair ties to the end for easy way to hang in the bathroom), and a drain stopper (I think I got this at the dollar store too). Most hotels do not have drain stoppers (to avoid flooding in the sink, I guess) so make sure you bring one of these.
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