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Tuscany, October
12 Oct 2014

Tuscany, October

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, family, fun, life, places, travel | 1

My parents are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary at this super amazing place in Tuscany! They were actually married in June of 1964, but they picked October for the weather. Spannocchia is a working organic farm located on a historic … Continued

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Siena (for the first time)
9 Oct 2014

Siena (for the first time)

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, fun, places, travel | 0

Siena was the nearest city, and I ended up going there a few times, sometimes to spend the day visiting the city, and sometimes just passing through. I felt like I got to know the city a little bit, and … Continued

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Cooking class with Sra. Loradona
8 Oct 2014

Cooking class with Sra. Loradona

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: family, food, fun, places, travel | 0

This was a fantastic time with my mom and my sisters. Sra. Loradona is the former cook from Spannocchia’s kitchen, she is now retired and just comes back to teach the occasional cooking class for visitors. She doesn’t speak much … Continued

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Florence
7 Oct 2014

Florence

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: family, fun, places, travel | 0

Florence was kind of nuts, and we had been warned so we were expecting it, but still… bonkers. We got up pretty early and caught a train from Siena to Florence, hit some kind of delay on the train and … Continued

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Hike from Spannocchia to the Abbey at Torri
6 Oct 2014

Hike from Spannocchia to the Abbey at Torri

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, family, fun, hiking, nature, places, travel | 0

We gathered most of the family bright and early, right after breakfast, on the lawn in front of the castello to meet our nature-walking guide, Daniele. He is the son of one of the program administrators at the castle, and … Continued

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Volterra
5 Oct 2014

Volterra

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: beautiful, family, fun, places, travel | 0

Our first outing was to Volterra, a medieval walled city about an hour away. My dad had rented a little van, and he was our driver. He is a hardier soul than I am; the narrow lanes, twisting turning mountain … Continued

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Bristol, Tuscany, Rome, Porto, Santiago and London!
28 Sep 2014

Bristol, Tuscany, Rome, Porto, Santiago and London!

by Eliza Jane Curtis | posted in: family, friends, fun, life, places, travel, Uncategorized | 0

Been SO crazy with fairs, work, teaching, midwife appointments, and all the other stuff, I’ve barely even had time to think about this amazing trip that’s coming up! We planned this and bought the tickets ages ago, maybe in January … Continued

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