Tuscany!

Highlights of today:
-driving in a foriegn country for the first time ever
-driving a BMW for the first time ever
-our lovely, lovely 'flat' in Tuscany
-less rain than yesterday, or the day before, or the day before that
-Tuscany (it really is amazing)
-this incredible little 'hamlet' we are staying in. I think that means
town.
-our 1st sit down real Italian meal with local red wine...YUM! (see pic)
-the owner of the flat showing me where I can get a cappucino in the
AM- just 30 feet away.
-our sweet, happy kids

Moments today that weren't our favorite:
-paying a driver (who spoke no English) in Rome waaaay too much to
drive us to an Avis rental office in 'way the heck Rome' where we had
reservations for TODAY and then finding out that said Avis office was
in fact closed because today is 'Easter Monday' (really? Easter
Monday?). And then had to convince Italian driver to take us to a
different Avis office, a good 30-40 minutes away, which he did, but
also threw in the scariest taxi ride of our life. (thankfully Avis
upgraded our car for free for our hassle and paid for part of the taxi)
-driving a BMW for the first time while simultaneously driving in a
foreign country for the first time. (scary!!)
-spending 20 minutes after our lovely dinner (and bottle of red wine)
trying to get the door to our lovely flat opened.

Ciao!