The next day was Saturday and we were told that very little was open in town on Saturday. But we went out exploring anyway! Soriano is on the side of a mountain and has an old fortress right on the peak. We got a personal tour of the castle and climbed the open touret to watch the sunset. This is a pic of the castle from our room. We are looking over the tops of houses. We covered every square inch of town, we ate fresh baked pastries, pizza and had a lovely pasta for dinner.
On Sunday we all hopped into the car and headed to Pisa, but we didn't make it that far. We ended up stopping at a charming port town, finding another fortress, following the paths around it and enjoying the incredible views.
Because we are a family of knitters, Jessica brought her finished brioche project to photograph for her ravelry page - it's a stunning shawl.
We had very few instances of sibling rivalry. Everyone got along and that was nice. The girls are scouting out the shawl photo shoot.
Eleanor playing with the shawl - yep, she's sitting at the side of the pull out. She's already in love with wool and has a few shawls of her own that she drapes around her neck - teach 'em young!
I have to say, that first shot with the fog clinging to the rooftops in sunset is just beautiful. Jessica's shawl is really striking! I think that it's wonderful that both of your girls knit. Soon, you'll be able to start teaching Eleanor! Oh, and btw, it looks like a nice vacation (but the focus is always on the family, isn't it?).
ReplyDeleteIt was a wonderful family vacation! Jessica took that first photo which is breath-taking, isn't it? I need to print and frame it. You, my friend, need to get out of the country and explore a little bit. g
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