Hilltop garden in Tuscany

As I had mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been able to travel a bit this summer and my absolute favorite trip this summer was to the beautiful country of Italy. I remember an eight-course meal in Florence, a wonderful market in the village of Poppi and a beautiful garden on a Tuscan hilltop.

There were nine total in our group, so a long table with friends around was easily provided. I’m already looking forward to next year! Below are some of my favorite snap shots from the trip.

A Campari & Soda at the Four Seasons, Florence

After a long train ride from Milan, a Campari & soda at the Four Seasons sounded too good to pass up.

Tuscany, & the village of Poppi

A castle in Poppi

Castle in Poppi

food truck at the local market

a gorgeous sunflower

A beautiful garden

A boy with a pet hawk

another lovely garden

another small Tuscan town

Cocktail Hour on the rooftop in Florence

This was such a wonderful hotel in Florence and every evening cocktails on the rooftop made it even more amazing.

Our stay in Florence

a quiet side street

a tourist took this picture, not sure why so tilted?

love the little coffee shops

Lydell & Karla

want one of these

gorgeous

Food & Drink

Of course, the food and drink was amazing. My favorite restaurant was in a small village near Poppi. Once we found it we had to return every night.

Tuscan steak

Antipasto

Gorgeous pizza

An amazing pasta dish

Steak Chianti

Italian espresso

The group in Florence

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