Manfred, Renate, Liza and Valdo
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The Palazzo dei Priori (note
5-sided tower)
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The Duomo
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Palazzo Pretorio and
Il Porcellino
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Passageway
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Enjoying gelato and the beautiful
views
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Manfred, Renate, Valdo,
Manuel, Robert, Liza
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City view, from outside our hotel
room
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La Fortezza Medicea |
Robert on the balcony at
Renate's & Valdo's home |
View from their balcony
overlooking the Piazza XX
Settembre
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Renate and Robert out for
a walk |
Nice walking paths in
Volterra... |
Outside the Porta Fiorentina,
one of the gates in the medieval
wall
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Beautiful doors... |
The garden outside our room
at our hotel, the Albergo Etruria |
Robert outside the upper gates
to the hotel property - literally
a 5-minute walk to Renate's |
Around the dining table...Robert,
Benjy, Manuel, Valdo, Manfred,
Renate |
How to keep your roof tiles from
blowing off...rocks! |
Towers in San Gimignano |
Robert with his wine in San
Gimigiano |
...and Liza with hers, a little
Brunello di Montalcino ($$$$) |
Liza in San Gimignano |
Towers in San Gimignano |
Robert in SG. We remembered
this area from our cycling trip
several years earlier... |
In SG...
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US Army BDUs for sale! Or at
least, knockoffs. |
Back in Volterra, prosciutto
at the market |
Robert eyeing the meats and
cheeses at the market
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Yum
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Liza at the Roman theatre
and baths in Volterra
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Roman theatre and baths
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View up from the ruins
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...and a view down from the top
to see the ampitheatre
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Liza at the Acropolis, Volterra
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Liza buying fruit at the market
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A wine/Tuscan specialties
store...
complete with boar's head!
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Robert enjoying his lunch in the
garden outside our room
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