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| Part of what
made this trip so fabulous were the guides. Here is a picture
of Ross and I with our two native Italian guides, Federica and
Simone. They were two spectacular people whom we hope we will
see again some day! Behind us in this photo is Lake Trasimeno.
We crossed the border to the Green Heart of Italy—Umbria
and the blue waters of Lake Trasimeno, where Romans and elephants
once roamed. The terrain was relatively flat and rolling, as
we saw wheat and sunflower fields on either side of us. What
a day that was! |
Ross was a great hill-climber on all of the
rides. Sometimes he would climb them twice,
or even 3 or 4 more times when the rest of us had enough
with just one climb! He’s
truly an Ironman! |
Here I am with our guide Simone, who is from
Sardinia, Italy. He told me he feels that Sardinia
may also be my heritage. Hum? Maybe he is
my long lost cousin? |
| One of
the highlights of the trip was having a cooking lesson
in the kitchen of an Italian chef at one of the great
restaurants in Arezzo. Here he demonstrates making Ribollita,
a Tuscan vegetable and bread soup. Ribollita means “reboiled” which
is part of the process in making this absolutely fabulous
soup. |
The final product – ooh, this
was one of my favorite food items on the trip!
I’ll
provide you with a recipe for this at the end of this
article! |
| It
was very sad to say good bye to our new friends from
this tour. Here is Nicole saying good bye to one of
our guides Simone, as the rest of the group boards
the bus to the train station. |
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