ABC for Tuscany
 

So our vacation in April is complete...

A=Arezzo

B=Bellissima

C:
Chianti

D=David (statue of)

E= Etruscan coast

Well of course, F is for Firenze. Florence!

G is for Gimignano (San)

Hermitage of Rosia

Aw, I was just gonna start one for Florence! (A for Arno, B for Barghello...) But Tuscany should be easier.

First, G <i>HAS</i> to be for GELATO!

I is tough -- Italy? Informazione?

Marilyn, you think &quot;<b>I</b>&quot; is tough? What about &quot;<b>J</b>&quot; for Pete's sake?? I don't think there's even a &quot;J&quot; in the Italian alphabet.

Playing with google again.
Are any of these close?

Jacurso
Jelsi
Jenne
Jerago con Orago
Jesi
Jesolo
Joppolo
Jovencan

How about Jesolo - I had a good time at Lido di Jesolo while visiting Venice!

I know, Betsy! I was so stumped by J I went and looked in the index of my Tuscany guidebooks -- not much!

How about J for Jesuits?

Well, every time I get to go to Tuscany, I Jump up and down for joy.
My Jealousy of those there overwhelms me.
I Jay walk all over the cities.
When I do some of those steep hikes my knees turn to Jelly, maybe I should Just take one of those Jiggling old busses instead.
Maybe I'll rent a Junior Suite in a nice hotel in the city.
January is probably the worst month to go to Tuscany. But June is beautiful, and July is hot, but nice.
Next time I go, I think I'll pick up a big Jar of olives, after listening to one of those little Jazz groups in Siena.

Sorry I've been such a Jerk with this one.

K is for Katarina-the Sienese woman who told us to eat at Il Toro in Siena-It was wonderful despite the brusk service!

L for Lucca- the walled city. I named my cat after this lovely place

L is for Lucca, yet another place we're trying to fit into our already-crowded itinerary.

M: Montepulciano...the first, but not the last by a long shot, that we got our rental car stuck between buildings. Thank goodness for the car insurance!

Thanks, folks! Just after hitting the post button, I remembered we'd stayed at the hotel <b>J</b>olanda in Santa Margherita. Checked my Italian 101 textbook, which indicates &quot;there are 21 letters in the Italian alphabet,&quot; and words having the letters j, k, w, x, y &quot;appear in words of foreign origin.&quot;

M is easy: Montepulciano, Montalcino, mezzoluna, miele, melone.

and Monterrigioni and Massa Maritima.