Sat 10/15

Rain and thunder all night but this AM it's quiet, dry, foggy and humid. Our first order of business once we were out and about was to go to the electronics store which we managed to find with no problem and miracle of miracles, they had the cord/charger thing we needed.

We decided to head toward Florence, deep in Chianti country and a couple of hours away. Dick had stayed in Panzano, a tiny town about an hour out of Florence, about 20 years ago and wanted to revisit it so that was our destination. We took the scenic route through small winding roads through the beautiful Chianti countryside. Fall is just beginning with some yellows and a few of the grape vines turning red so it is really beautiful.

We reached Panzano about the time that we needed to have some lunch. We walked by the most famous butcher shop perhaps in the world, owned by Dario Cecchini who is famous for the quality meats that he sells. On the weekends, the butcher shop puts out some free snacks (though there is a jar for donations) and there is quite a crowd out front. We looked inside, didn't partake of snacks because it would have meant fighting the crowd and the snacks were pretty decimated when we were there.

Most famous butcher shop

We found a wine bar and had a lunch of good pasta and some nice Chianti, hit the gelateria for some dessert and were ready to begin the trip back home.

We went home a completely different route but still had the gorgeous countryside all the way back. It was around 6 when we made it home….time for the old folks to settle in for the evening.