We go for a walk up the path behind the estate
A Day by the Pool and a Festival Rehearsal, Arezzo, Italy - 3rd September 2022
It's our last couple of days in Arezzo. Firstly, we go for a short walk up the hill behind the vineyards of La Striscia - which is harder than it should be because of a cold (which after a test a few days later turns out to have been Covid), then we walk into town to pick up a takeaway pizza from 'o Sarracino. The next day, Isobel's friend and Arezzo native Stefano is in town, so he brings his children over to hang out by the pool for a bit. Later on, and suitably impressed with the pizza from the night before, we arrange to go back to 'o Sarracino and make use of their outdoor seating area, where apparently the mosquitos all go home at exactly 8.30pm. After that, we get tangled up in the parade which is heading over to the Piazza Grande for a full rehearsal, complete with jousting horses. Unfortunately, access to the piazza is ticket only and the stupid online system is broken, so we can't get in, however the boys are already bored and fidgetty so it's probably moot. Then we're back at the shed that is Pisa Airport for a few hours' hanging around with not much to do before the trip home.
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The truffle-hunting dude heads off
There's an olive grove up the hill
A view over Arezzo and the aquaduct
The path's route marker
There's a proper old Fiat Panda at the start
Harry's watching the terrapins in the park again
There's more flag-waving practice
More flag stabbing
We walk into town for a Sarracino pizza takeaway
There's some sort of barbeque on Via Colcitrone
A massive flaming barbeque fire pit
A stage is set up on Via Colcitrone
Back at the street-side fire pit
Isobel and Stefano hang out by the pool
All the kids are in the pool
There's some big delivery for the winery
Harry looks over as we have a spot of lunch
Lounging around on the a by the pool
We head out for a walk up to Arezzo
We're at a café on Via Francesco Redi
Shop door sign
Isobel pays the bill
Via Francesco Redi
Fred has a drink on Via Guido Guinicelli
We trudge up Viale Bruno Buozzi
There's some sort of outdoor antique market
There's a cool 'super diesel' sign for sale
We walk past a load of cool antique furniture
Harry stands on a flat tree
Harry sits on a tree and has a think
Fred shows off some cubing moves
An Italian moped
Graffiti and bins near the cathedral
There's a nice view from the park
An Arezzo suburb
Harry has a go on the swings
Stefano's family house
On the steps of Arezzo's cathedral
An Arezzo back street
There's another curious painting on a wall
We stride around Arezzo
An electric green Vespa
Stefano and Isobel chat
Graffiti on a street cabinet
We're back at 'O Sarracino on Borgo Santa Croce
Dinner in the pizzeria's garden area
Stefano pours some water
Harry shows off something on a tablet
Isobel and Stefano have a quick shot of coffee
A jousting horse clops around on Via Colcitrone
A crowd surges down Piaggia di San Lorenzo
A group of Scouts or something follow up
The parade heads off up Via Pescioni
A group with spears and shields is up next
Another horse skiters around the corner
We squeeze into a gelateria
A stream of people head up to Piazza Grande
It's time for another breakfast at La Striscia
The boys at breakfast
The apartment's study
We haul our luggage over to the terminal
Fred's listening to another 'fish' podcast
It's not that exciting at Pisa airport
Isobel and Harry eat tortellini at the airport
Fred roams around the Duty Free shop
Fred looks back
A vending machine is as exciting as it gets
There are only 20 seats so we're on the floor
We have a strong feeling of ennui
The place loads up
Harry and Isobel are doing cubes on the plane
A view of a river near Pisa
The parks of London from the air
The O2 and a winding River Thames
We're back on the ground at Stansted
One of Ruinair's 737 Maxes
Border control is crazy heaving. Thanks, Brexit
Harry picks our bags off the carousel
We're at Gridserve near CHelmsford for a top-up
The gang at Gridserve
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We go for a walk up the path behind the estate
We go for a walk up the path behind the estate
The truffle-hunting dude heads off
There's an olive grove up the hill
A view over Arezzo and the aquaduct
The path's route marker
There's a proper old Fiat Panda at the start
Harry's watching the terrapins in the park again
There's more flag-waving practice
More flag stabbing
We walk into town for a Sarracino pizza takeaway
There's some sort of barbeque on Via Colcitrone
A massive flaming barbeque fire pit
A stage is set up on Via Colcitrone
Back at the street-side fire pit
Isobel and Stefano hang out by the pool
All the kids are in the pool
There's some big delivery for the winery
Harry looks over as we have a spot of lunch
Lounging around on the a by the pool
We head out for a walk up to Arezzo
We're at a café on Via Francesco Redi
Shop door sign
Isobel pays the bill
Via Francesco Redi
Fred has a drink on Via Guido Guinicelli
We trudge up Viale Bruno Buozzi
There's some sort of outdoor antique market
There's a cool 'super diesel' sign for sale
We walk past a load of cool antique furniture
Harry stands on a flat tree
Harry sits on a tree and has a think
Fred shows off some cubing moves
An Italian moped
Graffiti and bins near the cathedral
There's a nice view from the park
An Arezzo suburb
Harry has a go on the swings
Stefano's family house
On the steps of Arezzo's cathedral
An Arezzo back street
There's another curious painting on a wall
We stride around Arezzo
An electric green Vespa
Stefano and Isobel chat
Graffiti on a street cabinet
We're back at 'O Sarracino on Borgo Santa Croce
Dinner in the pizzeria's garden area
Stefano pours some water
Harry shows off something on a tablet
Isobel and Stefano have a quick shot of coffee
A jousting horse clops around on Via Colcitrone
A crowd surges down Piaggia di San Lorenzo
A group of Scouts or something follow up
The parade heads off up Via Pescioni
A group with spears and shields is up next
Another horse skiters around the corner
We squeeze into a gelateria
A stream of people head up to Piazza Grande
It's time for another breakfast at La Striscia
The boys at breakfast
The apartment's study
We haul our luggage over to the terminal
Fred's listening to another 'fish' podcast
It's not that exciting at Pisa airport
Isobel and Harry eat tortellini at the airport
Fred roams around the Duty Free shop
Fred looks back
A vending machine is as exciting as it gets
There are only 20 seats so we're on the floor
We have a strong feeling of ennui
The place loads up
Harry and Isobel are doing cubes on the plane
A view of a river near Pisa
The parks of London from the air
The O2 and a winding River Thames
We're back on the ground at Stansted
One of Ruinair's 737 Maxes
Border control is crazy heaving. Thanks, Brexit
Harry picks our bags off the carousel
We're at Gridserve near CHelmsford for a top-up
The gang at Gridserve