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The Chianti hills--justifiably famous for its Chianti wine-- are a glorious part of central Italy that we would never have seen had it not been for our chance encounter with the Kaufmans. When we first ran into them in Siena, we each were heading in different directions, but realized that roughly a week later we all would be near Florence (they would be staying near the village of Greve in Chianti near Florence, and we would return to Florence from Venice to see off our aunts from the Florence airport). So we planned on trying to get together. And although we were almost thwarted by a bad telephone number, we did hook up for a great evening of food and fun.
Kelly, Mark's head, and Chris, in the Chianti hills above the small village of Greve in Chianti.
We traveled out to thier villa for a great Italian meal expertly prepared by Mark--he is quite the chef. You can see him working hard in the background while Rich and Chris enjoy another glass of wine.
We stayed one day in Greve in Chianti and another night in a nearby hill town, Panzano. It was a great place ot unwind and relax after the intensive 12 days of sightseeing with our aunts--they wore us out!
The old center of Panzano, sitting castle-like atop a hill.
With a soil and climate ideal for grapes which, in turn, become wine, vineyards are the most common sight as you look across the Chianti landscape.
Vineyards and farmhouse, outside Panzano.
Well, we are satisfied with our Italy experience. We hope that
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Even
without all the proper equipment and utilizing the meager cooking resources of a
kitchenette, Mark's skills shone through. Our meal started with antipasti:
salami, proscuitto, amazing cheeses, olives and beans slathered in extra virgin
olive oil. Yumm! And, of course, wine and Cynar, an Italian aperitif
distilled from artichokes. Then the main course of pasta in a cream sauce
of arugala and panceata (yeah, we know that none of this stuff is spelled
correctly), finished with a nice salad. Nicely done.
