We enjoyed a delicious breakfast spread including muesli, yogurt, breads, and espresso
drink of choice. Tony took the reins of the Punto,
learning to tread smoothly via the winding paths in the gorgeous landscape leading to Montepulciano.
Once, he appeared to accidentally drive straight onto a gravel driveway when the paved road curved sharply,
but only to the untrained eye.
You see, he was merely getting their first closeup view of a real Italian vineyard :)
Montepulciano afforded the traveling couple a chance to peruse enotecas as they trailed up the steep streets (they do call them HILLtowns),
and the opportunity to glimpse the surrounding vista of the countryside between each building.
The decision of lunch locale was difficult (ever since Emily's first taste of truffle-sauce, she prioritized restaurants with this item), but we landed in a quaint place serving us coniglio (rabbit) and anatra (duck) along with the best table wine of the area.
Later that day, we ventured to Arezzo, a well-known hilltown made (more) famous after the filming of "Life is beautiful." Emily drove for the first time, and got us as far as the border of historic Arezzo, at which point she proceeded down a one-way street in the wrong direction. Apparently only taxis and buses can enter the old-city- lesson learned. We were finally successful at entering the city center, finding a great parking spot for free outside the wall, and ate at a tasty, packed hotspot near the main square. [Emily would later watch La Vita E Bella back in DC, remembering well the moonlit night she and her husband strolled that old town square]. There were no (minor if any) difficulties navigating out of the city and back 'home' to our villa. Night-driving is best left to experts, but novices succeed if their will is strong, as we discovered :)
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