Wanås Konst (Art)

Matilda tying her wish onto Yoko Ono's Wish Trees.I wonder what she wished for?Grandma and Grandpa enjoying the forest.

I liked Grandpa's comment, "I bet this is wonderful in summer."The girls try to blend in with the art installations.We're a family of tree-huggers."Ah, gee that's better."Yoko Ono's Skyladders.Catching up with my 90 year old Mormor for afternoon tea.Four generations.Self-portrait :)

Copenhagen

I'm not quite sure why I don't have any photos from our short stop in Copenhagen? Perhaps it was raining too much for me to take my camera out of it's bag?? Anyway, I managed to capture a photo of my girls sleeping xxx

Perugia

New sunglasses for Isabelle.Taking a break from pasta... onto the pizza.

Cortona

Wandering up and down the streets, bought some cherries... happiness.Monkeys eating the cherries.Another day, another gelati.Santa Margherita and her dog.

Paolo's Birthday

Party time in Umbria, the kids are ready.
Therese hasn't changed since year 6! Just as gorgeous as ever.Brendan and his pork.There's nothing like a bit of ABBA to get the people up and dancing! Buon compleanno Paolo!It takes all night to finish that bottle of champagne.

Siena, San Gimignano & Pisa - in one day!!

Breakfast of champions for today is going to be a long day! Hello! Wandering through the streets of Siena.
One of the seventeen Contrade of Siena, the Oca (goose).

Church of San DomenicoScene from Palio di Siena (crazy horse race)A crafty idea to try at home...Cathedral of SienaIncredible marble floors.Black and white is from the coat of arms of Siena. Very striking.
Michaelangelo has been here too! I can recognise that twisted torso anywhere.Ceiling in the attached Piccolomini library (yes, it was relatively small). Amazing.

They don't make books like this anymore.

The dome.

Listening to the tour guide through the streets of Siena.I love these Tuscan towns on top of hills.Lunchtime at an organic Chianti vineyard.They had cows and the cows liked Matilda (lick, lick).Matilda samples the white wine. At the end of a most delicious spread of food.Next stop, San Gimignano, and Brendan befriends a local.Can you read the sign? Of course we had to sample their range.

I won't mention names, but one of us even when back for seconds.So damn cute... and Italian.Tuscany and it's sunflowers.My sunflower. (The other flower was on the bus snoozing.)The Duomo in PisaThe obligatory cheesy photo :)Matilda wakes up just in time to get her own cheesy photo.