Tuscany - a short week in a villa near San Gimignano with Jim and Elaine, Brian and Carole. 

Tuscany was just so much greener than we expected!

Cool and misty mornings

A most beautiful hill village

In spite of the crane.

The view back to our villa from San Gimignano

Rome is out there somewhere

But we're shopping in San Gimi  (that's Elaine)

And Carole - not be outdone by Elaine

Meanwhile back at the Villa... Brian is working hard

And Jim is ???

My job was to smell the roses

And Victor's ... to select the wine

But there's never enough

Excursion to Sienna - possibly the most beautiful square in Italy (says the Guidebook)

Two out of two Canadian tourists agreed

We ate our usual three course meal

And peered into shops as old as time

And admired the architecture

Then back to our home in Tuscany

And more walks in San Gimi

With unexpected delights

If I showed you all the beautiful leather we bought, it would be many more pics!

Bella Tuscany!

All photos © KC Barker, GypsyChicken Productions 2007