Under the Tuscan Sun

Well Kit, Jamie and I arrived in Pisa yesterday afternoon and rented our little red Audi to head to our accommodations in Monte San Savino.  We took the short drive into Pisa city center first to see the Leaning Tower and have a lovely pizza lunch before heading to the province of Arezzo. 

We arrived in town and drove a circle around the tiny center before finding our keys at Paola and Mirco's shop, L'appaltino.  We walked the short distance to our amazing accommodations (Molly's house) and unpacked.  The house is a beautifully renovated two story apartment just over one of the main squares. 

We walked out to a tiny store to get a few groceries and then to the butcher for a lovely spinach stuffed turkey loin.  Jamie fixed our dinner and we spent the night playing on the computer, etc (very exciting) but we were all so tired from our early flights so we headed to bed early. 

This morning we woke up late and did a nice yoga podcast before heading out to the markets in town.  It didn't take but about an hour (at most) to walk the entire city and see the markets (which all close at 1) so we decided to grab lots of items from the stalls and shops and make a picnic.  We walked a bit in the afternoon but then decided to drive the short distance to Gargonza for a quick view of the castle.  We found the most delightful place for a picnic and enjoyed our snacks "Under the Tuscan Sun."  It was a magnificent way to spend our first full day in Italy.

Tonight we built a fire to keep us warm and watched a sweet movie about Dublin of all places (Once).  We drank our wine and snacked on leftovers from our picnic.

Tomorrow should prove to be an exciting day as we plan to get up to exercise and then drive to a few nearby towns.  I think we are heading in the direction of Siena.  Who knows exactly what the day will hold but I'm excited to share another day with my gals exploring the Tuscan landscapes. 

Domani??!