Month: June 2017

  • Anna in Italy: Day 7

    Anna in Italy: Day 7

    Today was our last full day in Italy, and we spent it on another all-day guided tour in Tuscany. Our first stop was at Oliviera Sant’Angelo, a small olive oil mill in Crete Senesi.  Olive season is from October to early December, so unfortunately we couldn’t see the machines in action. …

  • Anna in Italy: Day 6

    Anna in Italy: Day 6

    We were back in Florence today, this time for a walking tour of the city. Our first stop was at the Gallery of the Academy of Florence.  This art museum is best known as the home of Michelangelo‘s David sculpture, but they also contain several of his unfinished sculptures and some other Renaissance paintings. …