Saturday, September 09, 2006
6 Sep, 06
We woke up and decided we needed to have a morning at the pool. We started our washing but didn’t realize it would take 4 hours. Anyway, it got done eventually and we relaxed at the pool until 16h00. It was hard to leave but decided we needed to see a town called Volterra, another historical town only 40 minutes away. It was surprisingly really special and it felt less touristy. We walked around the park and the alleys and arrived at a medieval cellar, it was gorgeous. We finally found out what truffles were and they are definitely not chocolate. It is a very expensive mushroom that grows underground and sells for a fortune. One gets black ones and white ones which are pricier and the Italians tend to cook with them a lot. They really stink so we gave them a miss.
We went for dinner at a place which was delicious, inexpensive and massive portions. It was wonderful and we enjoyed the town immensely.
We woke up and decided we needed to have a morning at the pool. We started our washing but didn’t realize it would take 4 hours. Anyway, it got done eventually and we relaxed at the pool until 16h00. It was hard to leave but decided we needed to see a town called Volterra, another historical town only 40 minutes away. It was surprisingly really special and it felt less touristy. We walked around the park and the alleys and arrived at a medieval cellar, it was gorgeous. We finally found out what truffles were and they are definitely not chocolate. It is a very expensive mushroom that grows underground and sells for a fortune. One gets black ones and white ones which are pricier and the Italians tend to cook with them a lot. They really stink so we gave them a miss.
We went for dinner at a place which was delicious, inexpensive and massive portions. It was wonderful and we enjoyed the town immensely.
# posted by Heidi & Richard's travels @ 1:53 PM 
