Vado a Poggio a Caiano

We had an optional day trip to Poggio a Caiano (19/11), a Medici villa, and a wine/olive oil making farm. It was a bit rainy but I immersed myself in the Tuscan landscape. We went to a still life museum in Poggio a Caiano (the villa where Cosimo I di Medici and Eleonora di Toledo were married). After the villa we went to an extremely old wine cellar...they had wine from 1925! So crazy. We got to sample warm bread with delish olive oil (yes, I'm bringing some back) and wine (yes, I'm also bringing that home). It was a great day.

Medici Villa at Poggio a Caiano

Another Medici hunting villa

Wine cellar tour

Grapes used for Vin Santo

Sampling!

Romaaaaaaa

The whole villa took a trip to Rome (11-13/11). We went to the Roman Forum, the Colosseum, the Vatican and St. Peters. Just a whole mess of places. Rome was one of my top five favorite cities. So much history in one city, one can barely know it all. We went out for dinner both nights and scoped out the nightlife. This trip is definitely worth talking about when I get home! Only 20 more days from this post!

Not Constantin but Marcus Aurelius

Romulus and Remus doin' their thing

Site of the burning of Caesar

In pure bliss

Carol and I

Colosseum

Inside the most glorious building

St. Peters and the Vatican

Alita, the Ascension and I

The School of Athens--Raphael

Inside St. Peters

Michelangelo's Pieta

Lacoon and his Sons

Dead things

Trevi Fountain!

We will be back

Me, Boomer, Alita, Matt at the Trevi

Laura, Alita and I at the Ice Bar

Munchin'

Pantheon

Final resting place of Raphael

Krakow, Poland

Again, I am a bit late I'm posting. The weekend after fall break (November 4-5), Laura and Steph and I took a mini-trip to Krakow, Poland. It was strange to be in Eastern Europe after being everywhere else I have been. Poland, just like I'd assumed, had dark weather, strange words and lots of history. 

Our mini-apartment in Poland

Laura, Steph and I

Before going out

Hanging out in the main Market Square, the oldest one in Eastern Europe

We found MGD in Krakow!

Had pierogies! Most delish.

Modern art in an old square. My favorite juxaposition.

Museum where Lady and the Ermine should have been.

Part of the Market Square.

Care to pronouce?

Finally some fall.

Streets of Poland.