Our first outing was Sunday night. We had dinner in an old part of Rome that looked surprising like the old town in Quebec City. Excellent food and a French sing-along, led by one of the members of the other tour group (from France) that shared the restaurant with us. What a delight.
This is Nora who
moved to the Tuscany 32 years ago from her home in Long Island,
NY.
These are the
magnificent grapes over the lovely patio behind her farmhouse in the hills of
Chianti.
These are some of
her herd of cashmere goats
(the largest herd
in Europe).
And a lace
parasol made of pure cashmere to charm us in Nora's yarn shop at the Chianti Cashmere Company after
sitting under an arbor of exquisite grapes, while sipping espresso and eating
biscuits, listening to this amazing lady tell of her work to preserve the
integrity of the genetic line of cashmere goat. What an afternoon.
And then we
arrived in this exquisite city of Florence, and this is the view from my hotel
window. It is truly magical.
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