Wanderlust Diaries: Adventures of an Enthusiast

It's been a couple of days since my last post.  We woke up and checked out of our Airbnb (sigh) and set out for some breakfast and some shopping before we head out. We came upon some old churches, and I don't know about you, but I am in love with taking pictures of doors! Italy has THE BEST doors around! I am obsessed!!! We absolutely loved Caffe Poliziano. They had the best cappuccino and breakfast.  Ahh....cappuccino. 💕 Beautiful painting of the Montepulciano sunset - pretty accurate. They had China cabinets full of espresso cups from each decade. I forgot to take note which decade this was from, but I liked these the most. We had to say goodbye to Montepulciano.....We drove from Montepulciano to Florence, and it was a beautiful drive.  I must confess, John has done all the driving for a couple of reasons...1. It is absolutely insane driving in Italy and 2. I could not see over the dashboard. 😏  If you are in Italy and you wonder if you should rent a car, it depe...

Ciao Bella, from Montepulciano Tuscany.  We started the day with shopping in the town. There are hardly any cars going through this medieval town, it is mostly walking. There is so much history. It's like every old church or an old building has a story to tell.  Here are some pictures of the beautiful surroundings: I absolutely love the doors in Italy!! While walking, there are these little streets or ancient corridors that go either left or right. When you look down them, and if you walk that way, you never know if you are going to arrive at someone's home or be faced with views of the Tuscan landscape. One of the reasons I wanted Montepulciano to be on our itinerary was because it is the home to one of our favorite wine regions.  As many of you know, I am more of what they call...a tequila drinker. I used to drink A LOT of wine back in the day, but I moved on. But now and then, I do enjoy a beautiful glass of wine.  This afternoon we had the privilege of going on a...