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Outside Lorenzo's Mum's house.11:19:17
Lorenzo's new place in Florence, which he was in the process of moving in to.11:19:32
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Quite a grand entrance to the building.
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The view from Lorenzo's place out in the countryside, which he was just in the process of moving out of.12:14:38
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Lorenzo's place in the country.
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The view from inside, even better thanks to the added elevation.12:17:41
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A wood burner in Lorenzo's country abode.12:19:35
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The view through the window above the front door.12:24:01
With views like that it's hard to imagine why Lorenzo is moving out!
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Lorenzo cooking pasta for lunch.12:50:34
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Pasta with pesto for lunch.13:06:20
A lemony drink Chie had with her lunch.13:10:22
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Some macaron I brought from Zurich as a present for Lorenzo.
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More view outside Lorenzo's place again - Chie out amongst the vines.13:53:17
Some grapes up close.13:53:31
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The local cat.13:57:03
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Me amidst the Tuscan landscape. The tweed cap seemed fitting as we were out in the countryside.13:59:36
Me and Lorenzo posing for the camera.
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A little castle we stopped off at en route to San Gimignano.14:14:12
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The tree lined approach to the castle.14:19:02
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Olives on the trees. I tasted one, and really regretted it - they need a lot of processing before they become eatable.14:19:31
The bitter taste stayed in my mouth for hours.14:27:49
More Tuscan landscapes on the way.14:28:02
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Now in San Gimignano, which as you can see is quite popular with tourists.15:09:01
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Chie and Lorenzo in San Gimignano.15:13:57
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Can see all of the four towers of San Gimignano here.16:14:34
Me and Lorenzo outside the Coop in San Gimignano, where we did some shopping.
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Next stop, Greve in Chianti.17:19:09
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A bar specialising in microbrewery beer in Greve in Chianti.
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Interestingly they had a couple of vegetarian items on the menu - here's a tomato, tofu and black olive soup.19:35:17
Night time views of Florence on the way back into the city.19:35:49
I really could have done with a tripod!19:36:13
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Back at Lorenzo's Mum's house, some quality time spent with the cat.
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This came out rather well.20:27:21
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Dinner, a simple pasta affair at a little local restaurant near Lorenzo's Mum's house.23:09:28
After dinner drinks in a German beer bar.
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