Sunday was truly a day of well-needed rest! Although we thought we were staying at Villa gli Stemmi, the name of the villa is actually Villa y Ponte. Apparently many owners don' reveal the true name of the property until renters arrive.
Many of us had been traveling for 2, 3 or even 4 weeks! Some read, some played cards, some went to church, some went food shopping (a couple of times!), the team did some meal prep, some napped and, of course, lots of conversation. Peter and Ed drove for a couple of hours in search of a pizza and ended up with risotto. They did see a lot of Tuscan towns!
Team 2 did dinner: for appetizers we had 2 cheeses, fresh figs with flower honey and for dinner roasted chicken served with roasted and grilled potatoes, onions, asparagus, red peppers and zucchini served with Caprese salad. Dessert was assorted Italian sweets and Limoncello. Deliciosa!!
The first vacation dinner presentation was Lou with his car size snafu in Venice. Was the car really a 4 door? Peter told everyone about our trip to Bossiers in Provence in particular the impressive family cemetery and the tribute to a mother and wife that really impressed him. I read it in French and he read it the translation. Ed talked about the toll road fiasco and getting the ticket out of the machine. And then there was Bea who had composed a poem/song (Frere Jacques) about our 47 years of friendship and this trip in particular.
A lively discussion ensued about activities for the next day. Bed was late but everyone had rested during the day.
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