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2 weeks in a 15th century palazzo. Travel guide and Tuscan wine set the theme
for our tour.
Here is the Renaissance-era ceiling of Brunelleschi Apartment reflected in the mirrored coffee table. |
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Via della Vigna Vecchi 2. One of our roommates, Elspeth, with umbrella. |
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Norman and I arrive at our imposing front door without luggage. (Air France seems to have not noticed there was NO luggage on the flight.) |
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There's a pizzeria and restaurant bar on the main floor. |
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It's Thanksgiving back in Canada. Shirley, Willy, Doreen and Barry are preparing a Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat. |
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With wine. There should have been pumpkin pie, too, but the imported tin of pumpkin is in my luggage. |
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Wine (and a lovely chocolate cake) help make up for the lack of pie. |
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Norman and I have the 4th floor apartment, San Marco, which has 2 levels (as do all the apartments there) because the palazzo ceiling were extremely high 600 years ago |
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Some of the original decor at San Marco |
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3 days later, the luggage shows up. |
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And there is pie. |
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In the second week, C.J., Anne and Scott arrive. There is more wine. And a power failure. Norman borrows a candle from the pizzeria downstairs. |
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Scott, Anne, Barry and C.J. visit the Wine Guy, aka Bacco Nudo, to refill the 5-litre boxes and the bottles |
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Mr Wine Guy at work |
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At the Sant' Ambrogia Market.
Shirley and Barry do the shopping and cooking. They love doing it, and we love having them do it. |
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Anne and C.J. focus on the cheeses. Anne is taken by the gorgonzola. |
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Anne manages, using many fingers, to tell the Egg Man she wants 18 eggs. |
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Norman finds some tangerines. |
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Panna Cotta and chocolate sauce, by our resident cooks, Shirley and Barry. |
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Norman attends a Fiorentina/Roma game, taking care to sit in the Fiorentina section. Roma won. |
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Shirley buys many scarves, including this exquisite creation |
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