Greve, Tuscany - Friday 25 to Wednesday 30 May

Then to Athens and a flight to Roma.  Driving a manual car on the autostrada to Greve.  Aaaaagh!  After 4 long hours of tense driving (now that's hard to believe) we arrived in Greve, a wonderful town in  Tuscany.  "Classico in Chianti" wine and art festival! Had a two by three course cook off meal to judge the best local home cooks and a wine tasting/soccer show.  Day trip to Florence where the huge, ornate monuments and buildings often outdo their French, German and British rivals.  The Medicis had style, power and lots of money.