Venice with Germaine & Germaine

Our two Germaines used free time on the trip to go to Venice, where Germaine made some new friends:



... someone has to care for all of God's creatures!

Brian's Montecatini Alto Pictures

Montecatini Alto is the hill town just above where we were staying:

Brian's Pisa Pictures

With Carolina, Tour Director Extraordinare

At the Sanctuary of St. Francis

At Chiusi Della Verna

A perfect fall day on the mountain top

Cooking with Chef Paulo Conti

Half of the group took a cooking class:

On the way to cooking school

Thursday on our own

Half of the group went to cooking lessons, many others went to Lucca, one couple went to visit relatives, and another two rode bikes from Lucca to Pisa and back.

Villa Torrigiani, Camigliano

In the Parco Villa di Camigliano

On the wall in Lucca

On the wall in Lucca

Brian's Florence

Wednesday in Chique Terre

The weather today was perfect (again).  We took a boat from La Spezia to Portovenere, then the bus to Manarola, then the train to Vernazza.  It started out cool, but warmed up quickly: