We landed in Rome this morning about 9:30 local time, everyone in one piece physically if not mentally. US Air may be trying to set the record for most sets in a small space. It was brutal. However, we managed to survive it.
After spending about 45 minutes clearing customs and getting our luggage, we picked up our rental car, a stunningly hot Fiat Punto which makes up for what it lacks in power with style (OK, that really isn't true, but I want to give the Italians some credit ).
We made our way out of Rome, up the A1 and arrived at our home away from home for the next two weeks. I am happy to say that the place we found to stay in was EXACTLY like the pictures on the website. It is just stunning. We get to look out our windows at San Giovanni right below us, as well as the rest of the Tuscan hillside dotted with homes and animals. It is both out in the middle of nowhere and right in the middle of just about everything. We are a 30-45 minute drive from almost every spot we had intended to visit on this trip.
Everyone is sufficiently exhausted after basically not sleeping at all last night, so after a dinner of tortellini and local red wine ( not sure if its really good or we just want it to be ) we will be hoping to catch up tonight and be on Italian time tomorrow morning.
The internet connection here is quite slow, so pictures will be a bit sparse until we get into a metro area in the next few days and get a decent connection.
Tomorrow we are planning to visit Montalcino and take in of the local cuisine, supposedly very good. Until then...
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