Casual day of sightseeing in Tuscany

Yesterday, Pogo woke us up promptly at 7am for his breakfast. After our coffee and toast, we headed down through the forested paths to Greve for their weekly market where we purchased a variety of vegetables we will use Tuesday when we prepare lunch and dinner for the Bouchard family. When we got back, Pogo was eager for another walk, so we headed up the trail and were treated to some beautiful views of the valley. Left Pogo to hold the fort down, and we headed to Panzano to eat lunch at MacDario's where the chef offers his interpretation of fast food. We ordered the "MacDario DOC" which was a burger, vegetables, sage and garlic roasted potatoes, Tuscan bread and sparkling water.


All for €10! We were able to eat it all. We also shared a coffee and olive oil torta.

Next we jumped back in the car and drove to Siena where we wandered the streets and saw the sights.





We shared gelato in the piazza where everyone sits on the ground admiring the duomo.

Headed back to the house and on our way, we saw this sign:


Looks like Greve is a twin city with Sonoma!

When we arrived, Pogo was excited us. We thought he wanted to play (which he did for about 3 minutes) but he really just wanted his dinner.

For our dinner, we tested two recipes Corinne shared with us: vichysoisse and chocolate soufflé.





The soup was delicious, but with the soufflé, we learned the hard way that baking soda and baking powder are definitely not the same. Another attempt tonight!

- Martin & Kate

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Location:Via delle Grillaie,Greve in Chianti,Italy