Summer Stock Sunday

I'm so glad to have made it back in time for the last Summer Stock Sunday of 2011! Many thanks to Robin for hosting this fun challenge; I've really enjoyed taking part, both posting and looking at other participants' photos.

Yes, I've been away again, this time on a school trip to Spain. Brilliant but exhausting!

But these photos are from the trip that Hubby and I took to Tuscany in July.

Our last day, we found a restaurant that Tripadvisor recommended highly; a family-run place where everything is made from scratch. I don't normally eat pasta but I'm so glad I tried theirs, and even though the colours of the food here look a bit dull, the taste was fantastic!Tripadvisor has got some very bad press recently, but I still go there for ideas, and it works for me.

The final two photos was on the roof of the restaurant's terrace- cute!

It's been a great summer, many memorable moments. We're well into Autumn here in Dublin- storms (which we missed, thanks to school trip!), wind and cold. Winter coming roaring in, but each day now brings us closer to next summer.

For more Summer Stock Sunday, click on the link at the top, which will bring you to Robin's Around the Island.

Tuscany Day 2

Another blogger suggested going to Lucca, and when I heard that you could hire bikes and cycle around the old walls, it was sealed.

Oh, the fun of it!
I hadn't been on a bike in about 10 years, unless you count an exercise bike at the gym once or twice. Cycling around Dublin is dangerous as there are so many cars and buses, and honestly, they have zero awareness of cyclists. Several people I know have given up cycling because of the dangers.

After our cycle, we had lunch, then the very difficult task of deciding what flavour of ice cream to choose. Yum! I love Italian ice cream!

And this was just one of the many churches we saw on our travels. This one had a spectacular baptismal font.

This was so much fun, because there was no traffic. I thought if we cycled the walls once, we'd be doing well, but 3 times later, I had to be practically dragged off the bike to go for lunch! And it's true, you never forget how to ride a bike; after initial nerves for about 2 minutes, I was flying around!

Another great day on our trip.

Next post is the final day.