We did it!
What a marvellous journey! more than 2 weeks, almost 4500 km’s, on the road and took 1641 images, but we are now at home! The ferry ride from Travemünde Germany was a bit bumpy due the storms day or two earlier, but it didnt bother any of us. The opposite I guess, we slept like […]
New Year in Podere San Quirico
Lähdettiin aamulla kohti Cortonaa ja siellähän se odotteli lumisateen keskellä auringonpaisteessa ja kovassa myrskyssä. Lounastettiin Cortonassa ja ajeltiin tuttuja katuja ja kyliä takaisin Podereen. Illalla sitten alkoi väkeä saapumaan talolle ja iloinen puheensorina kuulumaan olohuoneesta. Menimme muiden mukaan seitsemän jälkeen(ensimmäiset olivat saapuneet jo viiden maissa) ja melkein samantein alkoi napostelutarjoilu(leikkeleitä, salamia, erilaisia juustoja ja suolakeksejä) […]
Tuutin täydeltä Toscanan maaseutua
This morning we left Podere San Quirico for a countryside ride. The mission was to drove small roads, and photograph beautiful Tuscan sceneries. Obviously we completed the mission, ‘cos after 8 hrs, 200 kms and some 200 frames we arrived back again. Well the day included a stop at Montepulciano, stunning old town. We drove […]
Lucca
Sunnuntaina päätettiin katsastaa Luccan nähtävyydet ja kadut ennen kuin poistutaan. Lähialueet on koluttu hyvinkin tarkkaan, mutta “koti”kaupunki on jäänyt huonolle. Luccassa on vanha torni, joka itsessään on toki nähtävyys, mutta hauskan tästä tornista tekee sen, että siellä kasvaa iso puu sisällä. No koiraa sinne ei saanut viedä, joten valokuvaaja läksi torniin ja minä jäin viihdyttämään […]
Shopping and snow in Tuscany!
Today the plan was to do some serious shopping in the brand outlets. And we actually managed to do that pretty well.. 🙂 First we drove highway pass Florence and after a few km’s on a country road, in the middle of nowhere, there is was : The Mall It was a sight by itself, […]
Cinque Terre and Manarola
We had some sports today! Drove to Cinque Terre and Manarola. When we left Lucca, we just checked that it is only less than 100 km, and thought that we take the small country roads instead of speedway. Again nice idea, but useless 😉 In Italy small roads are many time so slow to travel, […]
A real surprise!
We had an amazing Christmas dinner at Ristorante all’Olivo in Lucca Italy . We were totally full of all the delicious courses they brought us from the kitchen, and waiting for the bill, when suddenly a co-customer appeared next to Giusto. He wanted to give their “doggie bag” to Giusto ! Wow! never ever experienced […]
Here we are: in Italy ! :)
(editors: Jukka the English version, and Sari for the Finnish) Long time no sea! Wow, finally we are able to be here with our Giusto. We have been in Italy with Sari, say 15 to 20 times the past 15 yrs, and we have every time longed for our dogs at home. So to be […]