Family Sabbatical TravelItaly FriendsLucy HolidayJulyFourth It was Independence Day for us expatriates, so we got together with some other Americans who decided to take group photographs ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040001 until the rain came. The Italian dogs thought that celebrating meant getting into our car ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040002 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040003 until Michael could coerce them ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040004 into leaving. All this discussion made us hungry so we walked up ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040005 to Centanni's ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040006 where Jane ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040007 Lucy ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040008 Caroline ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040009 Michael ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040010 Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040011 Benjamin ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040012 David ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040013 and Sarah ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040014 had insalata mista ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040015 ricotta ravioli with spinaci e ragu ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040016 proscuito e melone ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040017 and some unidentified pasta dishes ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040018 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040020 that we managed to finish ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040019 to the satisfaction of our waiter ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040021 After lunch, Lucy and Jane did their rabbit performance ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040022 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040023 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040024 ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040025 and read the Italian newspaper ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040026 after which we made our way to see this girl ../../../Sabbat/Pics/07.04.00July4thInTuscany//P7040027 who gave us tasty gelato at cheap prices.

We spent the rest of the afternoon sitting around the pool too mellow to engage and photography. Dinner was at a pizzeria in Bagno a Ripoli but unfortunately we forgot to bring the camera so you will have to imagine how the very sweet waiter looked and what happened in the park after dinner.