A trip to Italy, September-October 2000

<html> <head> <meta name="description" content="travelogue to Italy"> <meta name="keywords" content="Italy Cinque terre monterosso al mare La Spiaggia vittoe"> <title>A trip to Italy, September-October 2000 </title> </head> <body bgcolor="silver"> <h3>Best Viewed at 800x600 resolution.<BR><BR> Travel to Italy, September-October, 2000. Lake Maggiore, Stresa, Tuscany, Vineyards, San Gimignano, Siena, Volterra, Montepulciano, Cinque Terre, Monterosso al Mare. </h3> <p>Here I am, ready to leave on a trip to the UK and I keep getting these emails from people I met in Italy. So I promised to put your picture on the Internet. The year's not over! </p> <p> Christine and I had a great trip to Italy and we met a lot of nice people. It started out wet in Stresa where we met some nice people. As you can see in the picture on the right, we visited the ancient Etruscan town of Rosselle. Since I don't have much time and want to live up to my agreement to give some exposure to some fellow travellers, I will just put up some photos with captions. <ul> <li><a href="2009-001.html" target="right">Lake Maggiore</a> <li><a href="2009-006.html" target="right">Stresa</a> <li><a href="2009-008.html" target="right">Why I don't like to take a tour, but we did one afternoon to Lake Orta.</a> <li><a href="2009-009.html" target="right">We only had a 15 minute stop so we could not walk up into the statute of Saint Charles Borromeo</a> <li><a href="2009-010.html" target="right">Lake Orta Piazza</a> <li><a href="2009-011.html" target="right">Lake Orta, vie to the Island of San Julio</a> <li><a href="2009-012.html" target="right">Lake Orta Piazza</a> <li><a href="2009-013.html" target="right">Lake Orta Piazza</a> <li><a href="2009-014.html" target="right">On Lake Orta, looking back at the Piazza</a> <li><a href="2009-015.html" target="right">Lake Orta, Island of San Julio</a> <li><a href="2009-018.html" target="right">Lake Orta, Island of San Julio, walking around taking pictures.</a> <li><a href="2009-019.html" target="right">Lake Orta, Island of San Julio, walking around taking pictures.</a> <li><a href="2009-021.html" target="right">Island of San Julio</a> <li><a href="2009-025.html" target="right">Lake Orta</a> <li><a href="2009-026.html" target="right">Lake Orta</a> <li><a href="2009-024.html" target="right">Lake Orta, John, having a break.</a> <li><a href="2009-027.html" target="right">Lake Orta Piazza</a> <li><a href="2009-032.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore, Stresa</a> <li><a href="2009-033.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore, a fixer upper according to Chris.</a> <li><a href="2009-034.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-035.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-036.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-037.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-038.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-039.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-040.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-042.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-043.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Bella Gardens, John and Christine</a> <li><a href="2009-045.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Madre Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-046.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Madre Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-047.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Madre Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-048.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Isola Madre Gardens</a> <li><a href="2009-044.jpg" target="right">Lake Maggiore Borromeo Islands</a> <li><a href="2009-054.jpg" target="right">A close look at Christine's fixer upper, needs a roof but the view is fantastic.</a> <li><a href="2009-055.jpg" target="right">Another close look at Christine's fixer upper, needs a roof but the view is fantastic.</a> <li><a href="2009-059.jpg" target="right">Norma and Peter from Burton on Trent, UK with Christine. We met them at the Hotel Lido, Lake Maggiore</a> <li><a href="2009-062.jpg" target="right">Stresa Train Station</a> <li><a href="2009-061.jpg" target="right">Milano Central Train Station </a> <li><a href="2009-060.jpg" target="right">Milano Central Train Station </a> <li><a href="2009-063.jpg" target="right">A mosaic in Rosselle. </a> <li><a href="2009-065.jpg" target="right">Tuscany</a> <li><a href="2009-066.jpg" target="right">Tuscany, San Gimignano</a> <li><a href="2009-067.jpg" target="right">At the vineyard one evening with Stephanie and Marc and Pat and Alister</a> <li><a href="2009-068.jpg" target="right">At the vineyard one evening with Stephanie and Marc and Pat and Alister</a> <li><a href="2009-069.jpg" target="right">Looking down from our window to the table in the garden at the vineyard.</a> <li><a href="2009-070.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-071.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-072.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-073.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-078.jpg" target="right">View of Tuscany from our window at the vineyard.</a> <li><a href="2009-079.jpg" target="right">Another view from window at the vineyard.</a> <li><a href="2009-074.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-075.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-088.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-090.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-091.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-092.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-094.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-095.jpg" target="right">Several pictures of the nearby town of Colle di Val d'Elsa</a> <li><a href="2009-096.jpg" target="right">Public Toilet, Colle di Val d'Elsa, not for the Squeamish</a> <li><a href="2009-093.jpg" target="right">Chris buys some terrecotta to carry home!</a> <li><a href="2009-081.jpg" target="right">Volterra</a> <li><a href="2009-087.jpg" target="right">Volterra</a> <li><a href="2009-089.jpg" target="right">Volterra</a> <li><a href="2009-104.jpg" target="right">San Gimignano</a> <li><a href="2009-105.jpg" target="right">San Gimignano</a> <li><a href="2009-106.jpg" target="right">San Gimignano, Christine</a> <li><a href="2009-107.jpg" target="right">San Gimignano, John and Christine</a> <li><a href="2009-109.jpg" target="right">Christine and Francesca at the Vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-102.jpg" target="right">Montepulciano wine cellar</a> <li><a href="2009-101.jpg" target="right">Montepulciano wine cellar</a> <li><a href="2009-097.jpg" target="right">Caffe Poliziano in Montepulciano. Balcony overlooking Tuscany</a> <li><a href="2009-103.jpg" target="right">Caffe Poliziano in Montepulciano. Inside view</a> <li><a href="2009-081.jpg" target="right">Volterra</a> <li><a href="2009-216.jpg" target="right">John, Christine and Stephanie at the Vineyard</a> <li><a href="2009-218.jpg" target="right">Marc and Stephanie at the Grape Festival in Impruneta, Tuscany</a> <li><a href="2009-219.jpg" target="right">Marc and Stephanie at the Grape Festival in Impruneta, Tuscany</a> <li><a href="2009-220.jpg" target="right">Marc and Stephanie at the Grape Festival in Impruneta, Tuscany, Marc is buying pig sandwiches.</a> <li><a href="2009-222.jpg" target="right">Marc, Christine and Stephanie at Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-223.jpg" target="right">John, Christine, Stephanie, and John at Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-224.jpg" target="right">Marc, Christine and Stephanie at Osteria Il Tamburino, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-112.jpg" target="right">Tower, Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-113.jpg" target="right">Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-114.jpg" target="right">Alma Domus Hotel, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-115.html" target="right">The tower falling in Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-111.jpg" target="right">Tower, Il Campo, Siena-Note the wrapping on the scaffolding to make it look like brick. Even the clock is painted.</a> <li><a href="2009-116.jpg" target="right">Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-117.jpg" target="right">Il Campo, Siena</a> <li><a href="2009-119.html" target="right">Americans try Brunello Wine</a> <li><a href="2009-208.jpg" target="right">Giovanni, local celebrity at the La Spiaggia Hotel Bar</a> <li><a href="2009-124.jpg" target="right">John and John O'Shea (New Zealander)</a> <li><a href="2009-130.jpg" target="right">Monterosso al mare from the hill</a> <li><a href="2009-129.jpg" target="right">Monterosso al mare harbor from the hill.</a> <li><a href="2009-133.jpg" target="right">Tom and Erin having coffee</a> <li><a href="2009-206.jpg" target="right">John with the New Zealanders</a> <li><a href="2009-209.jpg" target="right">Andrea and Christine share a drink</a> <li><a href="2009-155.jpg" target="right">Andrea and his family show off a zucchini</a> <li><a href="2009-150.jpg" target="right">Guiseppe and Christine at the La Spiaggia Hotel</a> <li><a href="2009-211.jpg" target="right">Andrea joins Tom, Julie, James, Christine and Erin for a drink</a> </ul> <P> </h4> <table width="80%" align=center Border=0> <tr> <td align=center><A HREF="mailto:web1@vittoe.com"><img src="../email.jpg"></A> </td> <td align=center><a href="../index.html" target="_top"><IMG SRC="back.jpg"> </A> </td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>