This weekend I went on my final weekend trip - sad!
It was a weekend devoted to food and wine and was the perfect way to wrap up the semester and prepare/relax before finals. It was three full days of eating, napping, and more eating.
Villa Dievole - Guided tours of historic cellars with wine tasting
Cinta Senese Pig Farm and Goat Cheese Farm
Montestigliano - the villa we stayed at - amazing. it was a 2500 agricultural estate owned and farmed by the Donati family for over 50 years
Saturday 17 April: The Hill Towns of Chianti
Castellina in Chianti
We began the day with the town's traditional open-air market (I bought a sweet new bag)
Tour of Museo Archeologico del Chianti Senese - Etruscan History
Traditional Tuscan lunch
Cooking demonstration: Pizza and Pasta
-Tagliatelle
-Gnocchi
-Pizza 'Ciaccino bianco'
Dinner at Montestigliano
Saturday was also Lily's 20th - Happy Birthday Lily!
Sunday 18 April: Montestigliano
Olive oil tasting: Olive oil and bruschetta followed by a walk in the olive groves
"Traditional Sunday Lunch with the JFRC Family"
Thankfully I was on a school trip in the country and was not affected by the volcanic ash - the other school trip to Prague was stuck and some of the students are still not back to campus. The students that went with the school had to take a 22-hour bus ride because all flights into Rome were cancelled.
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