The Chianti Region of Italy is the epitome of the Italian country side we all picture when we hear of vineyards and olive oil trees everywhere you turn. Hannah and I decided to take in this countryside by horse. Naomi and I became very good friends by the end of the trip. She was a beautiful 20 year old horse. It had been a couple years since I had been on a horse but it was just like riding a bike. Winding around Prince Corsini’s land filled with vineyards and olive trees and huge fields was breathtaking. Poor Hannah had the grandma horse that stopped to eat every chance she could get. After our horse ride we said good bye to our horses and headed to the Villa where we got a tour of the Winery and had a delicious lunch where we were able to enjoyed some of the wine. We made friends with a nice couple from Alabama who were on their honeymoon, it was neat to be able to celebrate with them a little bit. We stopped in a village where Machiavelli was exiled by the Medicis and saw the house he stayed in. Then we enjoyed some delicious gelato-naturally. Italy is beautiful in the Spring, the flowers are gorgeous and smell wonderful. Everything is more green and I find myself blinking just to make sure I am really seeing all of this with my own eyes. The poppies are starting to bloom and more and more tourists are arriving in Florence. Funny how I get so annoyed of them isn’t it? I feel as though I have become somewhat of a local. The weather has been beautiful as I have been soaking in these last moments of Italian life.
The Vineyard, Naomi and Hannah struggling with her horse.
Italy in bloom.
The village where Machiavelli was exiled to in the distance he was able to see the Duomo
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