We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored!

Three Weeks, Two Cars And One Unforgettable Time

Even a rental car fatality (R.I.P. Mr. Fiat) could not keep us from enjoying a wonderful 22 days visiting the stunning hill towns of Umbria and Tuscany (including an Agriturismo with seven pools in Chianti) before hitting the “Big Three,” Florence, Venice and Rome.  There really is no place like Italia!


September 17, 2005

Chapter Two – Somehow We Make It To Spello

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Two – Somehow We Make It To Spello Day Three – Things Go Better With Spello, Reversal Of Misfortune and I Didn’t Know You Could Speak Yiddish! Tracy and I reveled after a good night’s rest (well, at least as […]
September 18, 2005

Chapter Three – Exploring Umbria

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Three – Exploring Umbria Day Four – Does White Wine Go With Mass, What Town Is This, Of All The Gallstones, Where’s Prince Charles and The Spello Restaurant Dash Downstairs in the breakfast room, we were going over my detailed […]
September 19, 2005

Chapter Four – Assisi, Perugia and a Short Stop In Trevi

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Four – Assisi, Perugia and a Short Stop in Trevi Day Five – Don’t Be Assisi, Where’s Tom, It’s All Uphill From Here, The 47-Minute Perugian Tour, The Elusive Stairs and Well, It Looked Like A Parking Lot To Me […]
September 20, 2005

Chapter Five – Gubbio, The Bucket Of Bolts & “…It’s Bad”

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Five – Gubbio, The Bucket Of Bolts & “…It’s Bad” Day Six: The Bucket Of Bolts, The Gubbio Lunatic, Death Of A Rental Car and The Tow Truck Joy Ride Looking back, the day did have an ominous beginning.   […]
September 21, 2005

Chapter Six – “Tuscan Tom’s Hill Town Tour” Begins

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Six: “Tuscan Tom’s Hill Town Tour” Begins Day Seven – Breakfast Feast, Healing Bath, Pecorino Is My Life, Lunch With A Tuscan View, Your Nap Is Over And A Trek To A Beckoning Hill Town Yesterday’s traumatic adventure was now […]
September 22, 2005

Chapter Seven – Visiting Five Relatively Unknown Hill Towns

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Seven – Visiting Five Relatively Unknown Hill Towns Day Eight – Why Didn’t You Tell Me The Church Was Closed, Will That Rock Fall On Us, Which Way Are You Going, Tufa Time, Towns Built Into Rocks, Cheap Wine And […]
September 23, 2005

Chapter Eight – Montalcino & Abbey Sant ‘Antimo

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: Italia 2005 Chapter Eight – Montalcino & Abbey Sant ‘Antimo Day Nine – Please Don’t Drive Off That Cliff, Brunello Time, Walk Around The Fortress, Abbey Lane, A Stroll Through San Quirico and A Nightcap Toasting Palazzo del Capitano   Following yesterday’s big driving […]
September 26, 2005

Chapter Eleven – “That’s Lamole!”

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Eleven – “That’s Lamole!” Day Twelve – A Close Call, Lunch For The Ages, The Great Danes, The “Undiscovered” Hill Town And Catching Some Late Afternoon Rays We said goodbye to Alexandra at Piccolo Oliveta. Tracy had started calling her […]
September 27, 2005

Chapter Twelve – Relaxing In The Vineyards

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Twelve – Relaxing In The Vineyards Lucky Day Thirteen – Pooling Our Resources, Why Do Men Have Nipples, The Crown Of Italy And Wearing Costumes In Chianti We all enjoyed a cappuccino outdoors overlooking the beautiful vineyards and swimming complex […]
September 28, 2005

Chapter Thirteen – Greve & On To Florence

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Thirteen – Greve & On To Florence Day Fourteen – Meat Me In Greve, An Interesting Wine Break, Dangerous Drive Into Firenze, We Don’t Want The Irish And The Hostess From Hell Break’s over!  We were on the road to […]
September 30, 2005

Chapter Fifteen – Our Day & Night In Fantastic Firenze

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Fifteen – Our Day & Night In Fantastic Firenze Day Sixteen – Galileo Gives Kim And Mary The Finger, A Museum Off The Beaten Path, Finding The Last Elusive Chicken Sandwich, Racing For The Sunset, A Fantastic Dinner And Introducing […]
October 1, 2005

Chapter Sixteen – Return To Venezia

We Didn’t Drink All The Vino: 2005 Italia Uncensored! Chapter Sixteen – Return To Venezia Day Seventeen – Sunny Venezia, Up On The Roof, The Four Seasons Without Frankie Valli and Still Not Wild About Harry’s As he had promised, Dan greeted us at breakfast, and we said goodbye to […]