A Day in Florence

Siena

Barberino...

I can't believe we've been home a month. We've had a busy four weeks, celebrating birthdays for C (yes, he celebrated for 2 months), S, M, and G. We had Mother's Day and a wedding. And then there's the general running and craziness that surrounds our little life. Joel went back to work on Monday. While I love our life and am so thankful for the joy we have, I find myself going through these pictures (often) and wistfully thinking of our days in Tuscany. Of sandy feet and lemonade in Cinque and cool mornings in Venice.

Two months ago we were gearing up to go to Barberino Val d'Elsa. It was a fabulous little apartment, and our rooftop terrace looked out over all the rooftops in the walled town. We were right next to the bell tower, that woke us early each morning. I always chuckled when the bells started ringing at 7 am. First of all, Italians stay up LATE. They don't even eat dinner until 8pm! The other thing is, nothing, nothing (!) is open at 7, or even 8 in the morning. Nothing- not coffee shops, not grocers, not bakeries. Why in the world the church bells ring at 7, remains a mystery to us!

Anyway, here is Barberino...
(I think you can click on it to get it bigger.)

Thanks, Danielle, for the photo advice. :)