When we left our hotel Friday morning we stopped at the post office in the village so I could mail a card. There were three people ahead of me, all waiting outside for their turn to enter the post office. About 30 minutes later when I got to the front of the line the woman behind me, who was accompanied by her young daughter, about seven years old, started talking to me in rapid Italian. Although I didn’t understand a word it was clear she really wanted to go next. I said OK explained I don’t speak Italian and asked the seven year old if she speaks English. She shyly said no. I let the lady go ahead of me. There seemed to be a lot of drama relating to her transaction. Meanwhile the seven year old was pointing to random things and saying “red, orange white, blue.” A bit later she started “Monday, Tuesday Wednesday…. “ She wouldn’t make eye contact with me, but pretty soon she started showing off her ability to count in English and say “Hello, Good bye” it was pretty cute. Her mother finally finished her business twenty minutes later. And I was able to buy my stamp. The clerk was very apologetic. My transaction took two minutes. And we were on the road fifty minutes after we arrived at the post office.
As we drove north through Tuscany we continued to see beautiful fall colors.
We visited the Florence American Cemetery. It has the graves of over 4,000 Americans who died in WWII.
Our dinner can be added to the best of the trip list. Casta D’Uva had wonderful ambiance, great music, great service, and excellent food. I loved that the owner seemed to know a lot of the customers. At least three times he came in and sat down to chat with the people at a table.
We are staying at Borgo la Torre in the little town of Montecarlo about half way between Florence and the Italian west coast. It’s a beautiful and comfortable place. We will be here two nights. That’s nice because by the end of a two month trip I srart to get tired of packing up and moving every day. Our plan is to continue moving north and eventually fly home out of Milan in just over a week.
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Another amazing day and interesting countryside. Love the idea of fruit soup! Beautiful photos. I’m not sure I could pack up and move as often as you do. It is your daily exercise!!! What size suitcase and how many outfits do you plan for? I admire your flexibility and adventurous nature!!!
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Pam, it is our daily exercise! I’m still having fun but I’m ready to unpack for a while!. My suitcase is pretty small. I have one pair of shoes about eight shirts and four pairs of pants, a sweater, a vest and a jacket. I really work hard to keep it light. It’s amazing home many of the places we stay have stairs and no elevator!!
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