will we ever sit on 2 butt cheeks again?

Hannah, bike watching whilst the rest of us take pics

the Olive trees in front of our villa, and the road leading down to the gully

view from bike ride

a castle we were planning on visiting

hot, sweaty, lost

view from bike ride

first hill climb

Our lady of Impruneta church town square

this is a steep hilly town
the Hills of Impruneta, Tuscany, the Dolomides, etc etc.. really really hilly
20 km on the bikes. mostly off, because for each descent, there is a corresponding rises
One particular hill we pushed the bikes up was 2.9km long. I thought we were going to die.

Great sunny day

We managed to take the one road out of Impruneta that led to the heart of hidden Tuscany.. INDUSTRY.

we drove past roadside hookers, blissfully unaware of their actions, until we suddenly thought about why they were whistling and calling out to truck drivers and dressed like African Brittney Spears..Looks like the Albanian girls have been taken over by the African girls.

This was steep, really really really steep

Yes, we showed those kids another side of Italy!

Of course, its now 2 pm, we are starving, nothing is open..

We finally found a place, right next to a factory

As it was, we think it was their staff workers cafeteria, no menus, nothing, she was pretty good, got us bread, Pasta Pomodora and chillis and peppers, chips for the kids, a mozzarella salad for the kids, coke, coffee..

and this was truly the best best pasta
Tomatos and red capsicums cooked with a little chilli

olive oil and garlic, over fresh pasta

then began the long ride/walk/crawl to Impruneta..

Came home, and looked for the nurafen gel for our bums, but its missing.. I think we have some serious soft tissue damage

This was dinner last night

Local Chianti, Risotto with gorganzola and spinach, pizzas for the others, and desserts

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