Sienna, to Florence, to Perugia Today we started out to visit Tricia, Janet's friend of 40 years who lives with her husband Stefano in Perugia, Umbria. Janet stayed in Perugia for 5 months in 1986, taking an Italian language course. Sienna was on the way so we arrived in time for morning coffee. It was sunny, but bloody cold. There was a chocolate festival on where stalls filled the main square with artisan chocolates and chocolate products, such as chocolate ...

Today was a day at home, this morning Mick had a swim then we had breakfast in the sun, then we did homework. Then, we decided to go to Porto Santo Stefano for lunch. 2 pm....'Trattoria il Moletta'.Well recommended, on the waterfront, overlooking the Harbour. (Cuttlefish soup with mushrooms, a glass of local house white), delicious. Then a walk around the town, visited the waterfront fish shop; there are many varieties of local fish in the Med. especially around...

we awoke to a beautiful sunny day, with also a full moon tonight over the Med. Today was Yoga at Grossetto about 35 Kim's from home in Porto Ercole. Grossetto is a great city, with an ancient walled centre, excellent shops. We bought some great casual shoes. Italians really do have wonderful style. Also, wonderful food shops and cafe's. we had a coffee and the guy who sold us the shoes paid, guess who did well? Yoga at Grossetto was really interesting. Very pre...

We awoke to a beautiful sunny day and tonight a full moon over the Med. Today was Yoga at Grossetto, about 35 kms from home in Porto Ercole. Grossetto is a great city with an ancient walled centre. Excellent shopping, we bought some really smart casual shoes- Italians have great style. Also food and wine shops and cafe's fabulous. We had coffee and the guy who sold us the shoes paid the bill, guess who did well? Yoga was really interesting, very precise poses ...

We finished the day at 'il valerio' a lonely planet guide fish restaurant with an 800 meter vertical climb from Porto Santo Stefano Harbour. Great meal, hardly any people around. It's cold but a good bottle of local red wine 15 euro. We started the day with Mick's swim it was cold and then started to rain. We decided to go to the hot springs at Saturnia where we had a massage also. Good choice. On the way home visited an interesting historic town 'Pitigliano', ...