Vescovado, Toscana - translation "The whop whops, Tuscany"

So we've departed Roma and found our way to Toscana.  We'd decided that it maybe nice to spend a couple of nights in the Italian country side, so here we are.  The journey to get here was how do I put it 'interesting" aka very unpleasant.  The bus ride from Roma to Siena was fine, no issues there.  The issues arose when my darling husband decided we should walk to collect the rental car (about 30 mins with 25kg of luggage each) and then decided that despite having directions on his phone we should 'wing it'.  2 hours after we set out we reached the car rental place (by walking all that time), with one sore (in more places then one) and irritable Karlyn. 

Seina before the epic ordeal - note the luggage

We then drove to Vescovado.  We were hoping to get that classic Italian feel - I think we got it.  Red brick/stone houses, on hill tops, yellow paddocks in places, what more could you want?  Today we decided it'd be good to get out and see the country side so that's exactly what we did.  Jono has managed to drive on the wrong side of the road fairly well thus far.  You can hear doves cooing all around this area - to me however they just sound like retarded morepork. 

Vescovado - we're staying somewhere in there towards the right

The special hills we drove specially to see - to me it just looks like hills that have some erosion

I thought this paddock was awesome! When we drove past we didn't notice the red tulips, only on closer inspection did they become apparent

Pretty sweet view, from the place we had lunch today - Pienza

Check out the sticker on the car

Lovely view!

Pienza - the most beautiful Toscana village

How could you not love yellow flowers, stunning!

Old fashioned segway??

Italian's and their signs aye!

The first 'proper' castle I've been on (Larnach's castle totally doesn't count)

Do you see this?  It is a truck - I kid you not!! 3 wheels. 

A similar truck to above, but a close up view.

The view from our digs. 

The 'castle' we had dinner in last night

So they have these signs every ~10km or something - guess how many deer or cattle we've seen - a big fat zero!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Prayer thanks
- for safe travel. 
- for the experiences we've had and the general enjoyment of the journey thus far (excluding yesterday's incident)

Prayer requests
- for continued safety while we travel. 
- for us to continue to make God and our marriage a priority. 
- for the car for Bethesda