Warning- this key board is strange in Sorrento, so forgive the horrible typing job! And the spell check isnt working!
People warned us that we will be eating tons of great food. We werent sure what to expect but let me tell you, the food has met and exceeded our expectations! Venice food was great although expensive- one dinner cost over $200 bucks...Florence food was OK, but Siena food is to DIE for. Pictures to come of each dish because I know you all want to see- cant find my camera cord!
Kara and I were glad to leave Florence behind in a way. We hit one too many museums in our 2 day trip in down town. We were quite in-appropriate towards the end of our tours- the boys were mega embarrassed at our 6th grade humor of the Statue of David. We enjoyed the historical aspects but after staring at the Madonna with Child in five million different poses, we were ready to move on. We were anticipating Tuscany to relax and drink lots of wine, specifically Chianti.
We arrived in Siena at our gorgeous villa. We shared an apartment with a kitchen in between us. Lovely setting up on a hill, will gorgeous grounds and to our surprise a fresh sea water infinity pool. We were starving when we arrived around 6 or so and headed out with our handy GPS- her name not disclosed- to find a restaurant that Antonio- the cute italian receptionist- recommended. After getting lost for an hour or so and sensing some frustration from Hayes who was driving, we stumbled upon a quaint restaurant in an alley. The menu was in all Italian with no English subtitles, so we knew were were in for a surprise when each dish arrived. This is were we all had the best meals of our lives. Seriously. We found out later that all the recipes are from the owners Grandmother.
The first full day in Siena we slept in. We enjoyed shopping for breakfast at a local grocery store. After gathering a few Italian goodies, we went back to enjoy our breakfast in our private courtyard. Then we were off to explore some castles and the gorgeous landscape of Tuscany. We felt like we were looking at the scenes from the Barnes and Noble calenders that they sell at Christmas every year. Stunning and almost emotional views. After exploring a few small villages and the town of Radda in Chianti, we again started the adventure of finding another resaturant to eat at. After many attempts, we went back to OUR restaurant that we ate at the previous night and were treated as regulars. Again, the food did not disappoint. Sat there for hours, with Kara and I sharing in-appropriate stories that the guys were shocked and embarrased about. Not sure why they are still shocked after all these years. Hmmm....
Arrived in Sorrento, our resort hotel on the southern coast. We are looking forward to some beach time and some sappy Nicholas Sparks love novels. Hopefully the sun will come out soon- rain is in the forecast. Boo.
We will post pics soon of our Siena adventures. There are plenty of good ones you will all enjoy.
Thanks for reading. We look forward to sharing our Italian stories with you. We will leave the in-appropriate details of those stories with Siena.
Caoi!
E and K
