Fiano, Italie (Toscane), 13 mai 2010

A rooster woke me up this morning around 6 am. I rolled over and went back to sleep for another hour. We ate a delightful breakfast of home-made plum preserves and fruit tarts and said goodbye to our hospitable host to make our way to Tuscany.

We stopped in Levanto, one of the cities linked in with Cinque Terre, to have a look around and eat lunch.


We then continued toward Firenze and Siena, where we found our bed and breakfast off of a tiny country road, surrounded by vineyards and green pastures.

We unpacked our little Jazzy (nickname for our car) and embarked on a hike through vineyards, olive groves, and hills. I'm convinced that first God made the heavens, and then He made Tuscany. Seriously. I've never laid eyes on a more beautiful sight. The lush green landscape, the rolling hills, the precise lines of vines in the distance, the blue skies and the scent of floral and nectar.

I...am...in...love.