Yesterday we had pouring rain for most of the day; this continued off and on throughout most of today. We visited the small hill towns of Montepulciano, Pienza and Montalcino, not knowing what to expect because it was an Italian holiday, Pasquetta, for the day following Easter. The normal Italian tradition is to have a picnic. However, the rain drove the natives into the city streets and restaurants. With half of the businesses closed and the other half overwhelmed with the combination of tourists and rain-avoiding Italians, it made for surprisingly stressful day of working hard to find a place to park and a place to have lunch. However, the sun came out in the late afternoon and everyone's mood improved. My pictures are all from that point in the day. We were on top of the fortress wall in Montalcino and it was thrilling to see the landscape open up with the beautiful green fields and the mixture of sun and clouds. The three of us enjoyed a quiet evening in our home at the villa, making fresh pasta and a salad and sitting by the fireplace. Tomorrow we head to Siena to experience some of the big city action of the Tuscany region.
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