School holidays again; however I might add these ones have been fairly earned after an eighteen week slog of a term. Naomi and I have somehow stumbled across the romantic sounding destination of Tuscany for Christmas. My brother and his partner are meeting us for a week of exploring the food, wine and sights of this famous regions of Italy. Now all that's between me and my first glass of Chianti are a couple of flights on average discount airlines and what I'm sure is going to be a stimulating eight hour wait at Gatwick Airport.
Sunday, 30 December 2007
Buon Natale Toscana
Christmas in Italy
School holidays again; however I might add these ones have been fairly earned after an eighteen week slog of a term. Naomi and I have somehow stumbled across the romantic sounding destination of Tuscany for Christmas. My brother and his partner are meeting us for a week of exploring the food, wine and sights of this famous regions of Italy. Now all that's between me and my first glass of Chianti are a couple of flights on average discount airlines and what I'm sure is going to be a stimulating eight hour wait at Gatwick Airport.
School holidays again; however I might add these ones have been fairly earned after an eighteen week slog of a term. Naomi and I have somehow stumbled across the romantic sounding destination of Tuscany for Christmas. My brother and his partner are meeting us for a week of exploring the food, wine and sights of this famous regions of Italy. Now all that's between me and my first glass of Chianti are a couple of flights on average discount airlines and what I'm sure is going to be a stimulating eight hour wait at Gatwick Airport.
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Andrew,
I'm envious! Have a lovely holiday, I look forward to reading more.
My only advice - eat lots of gelato and avoid all menu touristicas
Hi Edward
Unfortunately holidays are over and we're back in Hong Kong, but we had an absolutely fantastic break. Catching up with family over Christmas is always good, especially if the locations as superb as Tuscany.
I've got a few more posts coming, but I was very impressed with both the food and wine. The value and quality offered by local restaurants was outstanding. We got through a couple of dozen bottles of wine with only one unfavourable review - the difference in style between the DOCG wines and the IGT wines was very interesting, but more of that later ...
Thanks for the comment. Is it as hot in Perth as it has been in Melbourne?
Andrew
Andrew,
Have been reading about the trip and trying not to drool on the keyboard. The wine shop / bar / gourmet deli sounds amazing. Its a great idea being able to pick a wine off the shelves to eat with your food.
Perth was stinking a week ago, but for the last week it has been very mild.
Italy is such a superb, though frustratingly chaotic place. Well done on the recent posts, they capture the vibe very well.
Edward,
Thanks for the positive feedback.
One of the things I enjoyed most about this trip to Italy was staying in the countryside and escaping the chaos a little. The freedom of having a car was also fantastic, though a double edged sword as the roads are probably the most chaotic places in Italy.
Andrew
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