We are now in Tuscany... more precisely in Greve in Chianti. This is a small town right in the center of Chianti region, south of Florence by about an hour's drive. That's only 25 miles, but the roads are something else.
Our B&B has wireless internet, but for some password / system reason it isn't connecting with me. So I'm down at the local pizzeria / tavern that has free wi-fi and we are logged in while we try a local Italian beer. We had a very good day coming in on Saturday. We stopped in Cortona, the hill town where "Under the Tuscan Sun" took place. We had a wonderful stop because Saturday is market day there and the piazza was full. Lots of interesting people and products. Good cheese and surprise of all - we tried some gelato!
When we got to Greve we walked around the town, sampling salami, cheese, wine and olive oil. Our B&B is up - straight up - a 5 KM hill. It is a nice place with great views.
Today we drove into Florence and went to church at St. James. It is a unique place because it is one of the American churches in Europe. They are part of The Episcopal Church and Pierre Whalon, someone I have met, is bishop. Barbara Crafton, an email friend is the interim rector this year and we looked forward to seeing her and listening to her preach because she is excellent. As luck would have it, she is in NYC at a meeting and we had a visiting guest preacher.
Then on the to Uffizi - the greatest art museum in Italy. More about that some other time. Too much to share today. Now we are back.
This is Sunday and we prayed for you and hope you pray for us. Especially we wish to offer thanksgivings for the 3 celebrations of marriage that were this weekend: Sandy and Cleve; Clay and Phil; and a 25 year anniversary for Don and Sue Wilson! Congratulations to all of you!
Ciao!
Bob and Chris
We have been praying for you! Keep having a wonderful time...and people raved about the blog all morning.
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