We had another leisurely morning, drinking coffee, doing laundry and having breakfast. A few of us have succumbed to "vacation crud" in a couple of different forms! And today was no exception. Six of us decided to take a hiatus from sightseeing and stay at the villa for this beautiful day and enjoy the pool. That is exactly what we did!! Eat, swim, chat read--it was our "piece of heaven!!"
After the team did its shopping for dinner, the other 11 Arrows took off for Pienza. One group left earlier than the other. This group drove directly to Pienza, shopped , talked and used the facilities. Pienza was as beautiful as Peter remembered, a great Tuscan town. For lunch they went to a restaurant near the garden with a patio overlooking the Tuscan countryside. They observed a hill town in the distance with a medieval tower, asked the waiter the name of the town, Radicofani, and drove there after lunch.
Pretty much a tourist free town, they drove to the fort and climbed to the top where the view was magnificent!
Gary and Ed's group also went directly to Pienza, strolled the vias, browsed the shops, marveled at the antiquity of the town and the view and bought gifts for grandkids. John bought 5 small matted prints of Pienza to replace his parents' severe German prints. They also had a nice lunch and came home quite satisfied. Another glorious day in Tuscany! "Ed didn't marvel at the sites but was marvelous!"
Team 2 served a scrumptious dinner al frescoe like our first evening meal. Since then it's been a little too chilly to eat outdoors so we've been using the mammoth dining room. Tonight we started with appetizers and continued with steak fiorentina served over a bed of arugula and tomatoes with risotto as a side. Dessert was Italian sweets. Lots of card playing and fairly late to bed!
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