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Dinner in Tuscany
Our new Italian friends, Alina and Franco, invited us to dinner at their house one evening. We had a wonderful time, with great company and great food. Even though Alina is the only member of the family that speaks English and none of us speak Italian, we didn’t have many problems communicating. Alina made pasta…
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A little slice of paradise near Cortona, AR, Italy
Gary took this early one morning.
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It’s hard to pick your favorite restaurant in Cortona…
but this is mine: Still a little jet lagged and very hungry on our first full day in Cortona, we stumbled into La Bucaccia for lunch. It was almost 2 pm and we were the only customers. The food and service were fabulous. At the time, we had no idea that our server was also…
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Cortona – from the bottom up
People have been living in a walled city on this site for at least 25 centuries – probably more. After visiting, I can see why you’d wouldn’t want to leave. Cortona was one of the 12 major cities of Etruria – that’s pre-Roman Tuscany. There’s a fascinating Etruscan museum in Cortona, with artifacts, jewelry and…
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Under the Tuscan sun. Really.
This is a slice of life in “our” Italian backyard. That’s Cortona on the hill in the background.
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My, it’s froggy out there
The night sounds are so beautiful this time of year. Every night, the frogs serenade us from just before dark to around 3 am. Last night I decided to see if I could capture their song. I took the little Cannon camera down to the dam and took a video of the moon. The moon was…