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Castelfranco Piandiscò

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    • Day 37

      Le Balze - Geologische Formationen

      October 16, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      Nachdem wir viele schnuckelige Orte AUF Felsen gesehen haben, ging es heute um die einzigartigen geologischen Formationen "Le Balze", die sich an einigen Orten der Toskana finden aber nicht so bekannt sind. Das ist auch gut so, denn diese Formationen haben sich nicht nur aufgrund von Witterungseinflüssen so geformt sondern auch aufgrund menschlicher Einflüsse.

      Sie bestehen aus geschichtetem Sand, Lehm und Kies und können bis zu 100 Meter hoch sein. Die Abtragung alter Sedimente führte dazu, dass sie heute solch bizarre Formen angenommen haben und von Schluchten durchzogen sind.
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    • Day 1

      Unterkunft 1: Borgo la Capraia

      July 31, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

      Nach einer sehr abenteuerlichen Anfahrt erreichen wir unser erstes Ziel. (Abenteuerlich meint: Seepentinenstraße gerade mal so breit wie mein Auto, relativ steil bergauf, drängelnde Raser hinter mir und Gegenverkehr 😱. Ich fahre sehr gerne und auch sehr viel Auto, aber gestern war ich dann wirklich froh, heil oben angekommen zu sein.)
      Wie wurden sofort für die Strapazen entschädigt! Ein wunderschöner Ort zum Relaxen! Das Borgo la Capraia ist ein ehemaliges Bergdörfchen mit kleinen Häuschen, in denen sich Ferienwohnungen und Zimmer befinden. Alles ist sehr liebevoll gestaltet, die Zimmer eher schlicht und ohne Schnickschnack. Wir haben den Rest des Tages am Pool relaxed und abends hier gegessen.
      Wohlfühlfaktor: 10/10
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    • Day 23

      Day 22 Florence

      September 21, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      It was supposed to be raining today so we had not made any plans. Before we came here we had thought of a Tuscany bike tour, but wanted to check the weather before we booked. Of course it ended up being fine all day!

      Our first stop on our walk this morning was to the cathedral because it is just awesome to walk past. We decided it was too early for Lindt, so went to Eaterly for breakfast instead and had a lovely stuffed focaccia bread.

      Then I was off on a search for hire of e bikes. Trisha was probably quite relieved that we couldn’t find anyone that would hire us one. So changed the plan to local buses instead. First off was to Michelangelo Piazza which had stunning views of the city without too many people at that time. Then after a couple of dodgy road crossings we managed to get on our next bus to go to Fiesoli which is a town up in the hills on the other side of Florence. We had one bus change and made our first bus faux pas, ie waiting for quite a while on the wrong side of the road for a bus that didn’t come luckily. Once we realised and crossed the road, the wrong bus did come lol. The ride up the hill was quite spectacular in terms of the views.

      Unfortunately there were no markets up there today, but we walked up to the convent San Francesco where there were really great views. It was also slightly windy and we had a shady place so stayed there for quite a while.

      When we got back on the bus there was an American guy complaining to the driver that he had paid 21 euro for his 9 bus tickets to a previous driver and was wanting to know he could complain to. Answer is no-one buddy as tickets cost more if you buy them on board. We paid 1 euro 70 for ours and knew they lasted for 90 minutes after they were validated. Then another woman was talking about validation and I said you really need to do that, and she said yes we know as they got a big fine earlier in the day. Fines start at 50 euro and there were several women in their party. Pleased we have always passed muster so far and have tickets that are in order.

      So we got off the bus near the Mercato and Trisha bought her leather bag that she had eyed up yesterday and it was still her most preferred bag. And then Mercato again for a very late lunch.

      Back to the cathedral where we were treated to a brilliant impromptu opera performance by a singer who has an Insta account called opera on the street. He was really good and must have earned several hundred euros for his 4 song performance.

      I had noticed earlier that there was a Pylone store not very far away so we went and had a look there and managed not to buy anything which was a minor miracle as there were lots of cute small things there. Of course I have a few cute small things from there already at home!

      So once again we were back at our hotel early having dinner here and watching NCI type programs on tv, the last of the party animals! That was after Trish trying out the laundromat that was just at the bottom of our stairs.

      16, 753 steps and 28 degrees.
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    • Day 24

      Day 23 Florence

      September 22, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

      We were really tired last night so were asleep rather early. So this morning we woke up pretty early ie 6am and were out the door just after 9am lol.

      It was a tragic day for Trish yesterday as she had been fanning herself with her pretty hat rather than having it on her head, and it chose to stay at some place unknown. So we went back to the Mercato to see if it had been there with no luck. But while we were in the downstairs market we had fun looking at everything and I bought some plain focaccia and mini tomatoes for breakfast along with some yummy fig biscotti while Trish got an olive and tomato focaccia. We tried quite a few things, cheeses, truffle sauce, and a honey pomegranate balsamic glaze that I ended up buying. We are eating quite a bit of salad and have accumulated a couple of dressings, but this one is just lovely and I have a couple of weeks to finish it off.

      Then we had a bit of a walk to the leather school. We ended up in a leather shop with a demonstration which was pretty good, and then sort of realised that we had joined part of a tour group which wasn’t obvious when we first went in. But hearing how to check for the best leather and seeing different techniques was very interesting, and the toilets were good lol. So the actual leather school was a bit further away and we found ourselves in a really peaceful area very close to a bit of tour group madness in the Piazza. The school had some lovely items for sale but we didn’t succumb. Some of the bags were individually designed and decorated and were just fantastic. We have just realised that neither of us took any pics of them, duh!

      Today seemed to be a ‘let’s feel tired day’. So we walked back to our hotel with just a few stops on the way, a nice different leather shop where I nearly bought a purse, a pharmacy for some Panadol which turned out to be double strength, the magic boar which must be touched to ensure that we return to Firenze, the local Pam’s for some lettuce cheese and prosciutto and a few other random stops which made our 21 minute walk from google maps take about an hour.

      We had a nice few hours relaxing eating lunch, watching more NCIS and the Simpsons on tv. Or rather I did with some impressive snoring coming from Trisha’s side.

      We haven’t been out in the evening much but tonight was the night. Back to the cathedral we went, ate out in an actual restaurant with pizza and drinks, gelato from the Lindt shop for dessert and then some more random opera watching. Of course we were still back by dark and packing up for our early departure in the morning for Venice.

      Steps 15,016 and 26 degrees
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    • Day 2

      Sunset

      August 1, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

      Ohne Worte, ohne Filter!

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