Wine tasting in Tuscany is very different from the typical experience in the United States. In the US, wine tasting is much like going to a bar. There’s a winery with a tasting room, or just the tasting room itself, where you can order a flight of preselected wines, or you can choose from a…
The days in San Gimignano blur together a little bit. Our goal was to really take time to relax, and with the heat that meant naps and hanging out at the pool. We did take some time to explore San Gimignano more. One of the best places we got gelato was at Gelateria Dondoli, which…
Arriving in the medieval city of San Gimignano
So far, nothing has quite felt so surreal as standing in front of Il Duomo in Florence. I had dreamed about seeing it in person for so long, that I felt like it was hard for me to process. Or perhaps, that was the heat. As hot as it had been in Switzerland, part of…