Buongiorno!

Buongiorno from Italy! It is Tuesday evening here, and we have arrived at a four star hotel that has Internet access. Now we can give you all brief sneak-peak at what we have been enjoying so far in Tuscany. With the hundreds of photos Nathan has taken, you can imagine how difficult it is for us to choose a handful of photos to post!
It has been like heaven on earth for us these past few days. Everyday we hike to a new town and enjoy the wine, the shopping and the views.
Here are a few photos from our journey. The photo of the old man playing the concertina was taken in Florence on Day 1 of our trip. What an incredible city! That is also where the picture of the two of us is from. Here we are standing in front of the Duomo of Florence, where they were marking the 40th anniversary of the great flood of 1966, in which the Arno River flooded some parts of the city – 15 feet deep at some points. Here in Tuscana (as it’s called here) it is the olive harvest season. The photo of the man spreading nets on the ground below the olive trees for the olive harvest was taken outside the birth home of Leonardo da Vinci, outside the small town of Vinci. The photo of the vineyards was taken at Colle Verde, an excellent winery, as well as olive oil producer, located outside Montecatini. Tonight we are in Siena. We have yet to see much of the city because we just got here. But please check in later, as we’ll be at this hotel for 2 days and plan on blogging a bit more before we set off for Rome. Ciao! (And to our sweet boys, Gabriel and Asher, we miss you so much and can’t wait to see you soon! All our love and kisses! Be good boys! We’ll be home soon!)