On the way from Siena to Assisi we took a detour to Cortona which is the town that was the inspiration for the book-movie Under the Tuscan Sun. Well, you can just imagine how many times I have been mistaken for Diane whats-her-name! This area is just loaded with history because the Etruscans were here, the Romans were here, the Italians were here and everybody just kept fighting and building on top of the old city and cemeteries. Everywhere they dig, they come up with artifacts. We had a tour of the beautiful Etruscan museum. This is quite an agricultural belt and we have driven through fields of grapes, and golden wheat and other plants. Then of course, there are lots of olive groves all around. The town is surrounded by a wall because the town was always being attacked. From one of the main squares in town yoou can get a panoamic view of the area. This town is up so high that they have built escalators (not working, of course) to help you walk up from the perimeter.
On another topic - at the beginning of the trip we were horrified to look at the pictures we had taken of ourselves. Now we are quite used to our appearances - so we are getting goofy. For example, we visited the Leonardo Da Vinci Museum in Florence and discovered some priceless paintings that had previously been undiscovered. i believe we had relatives in Italy at the time of Leonardo - take a look at these photos for distinct similarities.
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