I'm not ashamed to admit that as much as I would love to be a master of all blog elements, photography is probably my weakest point. I'm more focused on writing in most cases however, this weekend we were in Tuscany, arguably one of my favorite regions of Italy and I was very snap-happy. So I'll let up on the writing this time and let you see our perfect fall weekend in photos. Our accommodations were just outside Montepulciano in the province of Siena in a gorgeous pink villa in the hills. If you're interested, check out Relais Villa Grazianella. It's like a dream come true there, it's everything you'll have expected Tuscany to be and more.
Found this wonderful quote recently where the author is speaking about Tuscany:
Rome and New York were impressive, but they knew they were. They had the beauty of a vain woman who had squeezed herself into her favourite dress after hours of careful self worship. There was a raw, feral beauty about this landscape that was totally unselfconscious but no less real...There was no pomp or vainty here; this was an innocent, natural beauty, the best kind, like a woman first thing in the morning, lit up by the sun streaming through a window, who doesn't quite believe it when you tell her how beautiful she is.
Leonardo Donofrio, Old Country
Rome and New York were impressive, but they knew they were. They had the beauty of a vain woman who had squeezed herself into her favourite dress after hours of careful self worship. There was a raw, feral beauty about this landscape that was totally unselfconscious but no less real...There was no pomp or vainty here; this was an innocent, natural beauty, the best kind, like a woman first thing in the morning, lit up by the sun streaming through a window, who doesn't quite believe it when you tell her how beautiful she is.
Leonardo Donofrio, Old Country
Thanks for a wonderful weekend bella Tuscany! You never fail to amaze.
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