… to visit with our next-door neighbors from Coronado in their house in Tuscany.
We left the hotel around 10, stopping by Mia’s apartment to say goodbye and drop off unconsumed food, etc. Noel called, and said that it would be best for us to arrive there no later than 1:30 because they were planning to take us for lunch in the town and things closed by 2:30. Took A1 south from just outside Firenze all the way to Orvieto, and then took a small windy road east towards Todi, as the GPS told us to do.
We called Noel when we were close and he and Petra met us in the center of Todi for lunch at a lovely little restaurant. Pappardelle with wild boar sauce all around!
Todi is a beautiful little town perched on top of a hill. It boasts several cathedrals, and breathtaking views. One cypress tree is supposed to be the tallest in all of Europe, and is decorated each year at Christmas. The photo doesn’t do it justice!
We followed Petra and Noel back to their house, a lovely three story brick and stone home, with three bedrooms and three baths; very spacious and lovingly furnished. We brought a container of cantucinni we made in our cooking class with a bottle of Vin Santo (di Nonna) purchased during our walk in Firenze. We also tried some local wine, made from the grapes visible from their patio, costing 1 euro a liter. Quite tasty! After a good conversation on the patio, we left at sunset for the 2 hour drive to Rome.
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