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Good morning! Today is our last day here at Il Canto Del Sole. We had a nice relaxing day yesterday by the pool and finally got some sun! Laura and Luciano made a wonderful dinner for all the guests last night and it was absolutely delicious. We ended up not being able to take a…

So how lucky were we that the week we ended up being at the villa was the exact week that the family picked the grapes and made the wine! Us being the ultra tourist asked if we could help and naturally accepting free labor they were very excited to have the assistance. So Cierra and…

Some of the private collection, the older vintages of the winery we visited. Enjoying the warm sun of the Tuscan countryside. A really nice pic of the vineyards stretching down the hills with a castle in the background. Us at the winery, and yes we did snag a few pics of the grapes. Cierra posing…

A view of the marina at Riomaggiore, our last night spent in Cinque Terre. A view from our window in the villa. Cierra in front of the family vineyard with a view of the Tuscan hills in the background. Our villa for a few days in Tuscany (an 18th century farmhouse).

So, a few days worth of blogging to catch you up…after our crazy first night in Cinque Terre we woke up to rain and had to make our way back down the stairs of hell one more time. Luckily the trains were back up and running in the morning and we were able to finally…

The start of the trail in the bay at Monterossa. The trail started way down there in the bay at Monterossa and then wound up, through, and around the mountains and vineyards to Vernazza. The footpath, literally a footpath, in front of my feet cliffside, and behind me a rockwall, some places were even skinnier…

Note: Please view all pics and videos below before reading…also please note that no humans, animals, or the baby to be were injured or harmed during the making of this show. O.K., so where do we begin, ladies first… Cinque Terre. We started the day in Venice and, well, here is where the story gets…

//www.youtube.com/get_player A swinging rope bridge connecting the trail from Manarola to Corniglia. //www.youtube.com/get_player Vernazza..the 4th town of Cinque Terre, a view from the harbor itself. //www.youtube.com/get_player Vernazza..for whom the bell tolls, a cliffside view of the harbor, fishing boats, and vineyards above.

Cinque Terre ‘The 5 Lands’ of the Italian Riveria… 1. Riomaggiore and Via del Amore 2. Beachtown and fishermen warf Manarola 3. Vineyard laden Corniglia (story to follow…) 4. Panaromic Vernezza And tomorrow we conquer #5 Monterosso…

Piazza San Marco. //www.youtube.com/get_player A short video…sitting on the outskirts of Saint Mark’s Square, one of our many favorite places to just sit and enjoy the surroundings of Venice. The gentle rocking of the gondolas as the water lapped up onto the steps near our feet while the crowds made their way in and out…

A view from one of the side canals. We purchased a few oil on canvas paintings this year, we have one almost identical to this pic, very beautiful. Wheeling and dealing on the streets of Venice. The Rialto, right to the left of the pic is where I popped the question almost 4 years ago……