Lots of pictures to post. I'll start by putting mine here, I'm sure Patrick and Andrea have plenty to post aswell. Thanks for organising it again Andrea. It was fantastic. Pity the numbers were a bit reduced this year but the hotels and drives were fantastic. Enjoy Simon
Leaving St Gallen, heading onto the autobahn to meet Andrea, Rachel and Patrick. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Over the San Bernadino and down into Tessin Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Our first stop for fuel and food in Italy. Our new friends These guys were just setting up a speed trap and let us watch and ask a few questions.....like how fast before you throw us in jail Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Then on into Santa Margherita and a cool off in the sea. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
First night at the restaurant U'Giancu...things got a little carried away here, but I'll only post pictures from the beginning of the evening Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More U'Giancu. We tried to persuade Andrea not to drive after so much wine and grappa...but he wouldn't listen Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The view from out hotel the next morning...late morning Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Off to Portofino the next morning...after a long lie in. Drooled over some of the Villas and Mega Yachts...this is another world. We sat and watched a French family being served their X course lunch on the 2nd storey at the back of one of these monster yachts while we ate out foccacia out of a paper bag Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Tanya and I went of for a dip in a quite cove while the others headed off on a boat trip. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Giovanni and Elena joined us for one evening in San. Margherita Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The next day off to San. Gimignano. Andreas very professional repair after he misjudged the length of his bonnet Image Unavailable, Please Login
Then the best bit for me was the farm house near San. Gimignano. The view from our pool over the vineyards and olive groves onto the city was breath taking. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More of the Farm house Poggio Alloro Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Next day off to San Gimignano. Beautiful city Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The city itself Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
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Back home to another Tuscan sunset and that view onto the city Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
The last day we had a tour around the farm. The family make absoultely everything. All the food wine, olive oil, grappa, meat, pasta, vegetables desserts are made from their own produce. If any one is spending time in Tuscanny you must stay here. On two nights some of the cows were calving so there were 3 one day old calves. The mooing was an unusual accompaniment to our evening meal Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More. All of the land up to the city belongs to this farm. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Last day off to Maranello, the Planet Hotel and Mama Rosellas.... Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
...and of course the Galleria Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
More from the Galleria Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Off to Mama Rosellas. We met Rory Byrne from Ferrari F1 and of course, to celebrate Patricks Birthday Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
We popped into Maranello for a few night caps where they just happened to be having some concert and car show....another late night Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login