We've moved on from Portofino - to Sienna... a drive in my Peugeot diesel... I'm the only idiot in all of Italy driving a f'n French POS! It's brand new and is a "luxury" car... but consider it a midsize wallowing Buick... not really high on my luxury list. Thankfully we dropped it here this afternoon and will continue on with a car and driver for the next several days.

This is the Castello di Monastero (Castle Monastery) where we are for the next couple of nights. Unlike some of the rooms in europe - we actually have a "senior suite" (not sure if they saw me coming or that's really what they call them!)... so it's really large and quite nice!



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The rooms are off this common courtyard area



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I LOVE the construction techniques here.... really really built to last!!




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Oh no...

My name is used as one of the thread High Jackers..

It is about time..They let me run loose all over this site.. I have stunk up the place and I had to moderate myself..

Greg..

Beautiful Photos :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

x2

That place looks beautiful.

Greg,

Awesome photos!...... But who took them for you?



--Eric

Would you please edit your post quoted with the picture ( https://lateral-g.net/forums/show...&postcount=176 ) with the above smugmug url which will reduce the image size.

Greg's thread is obscenely wide for those of us that don't have 22" monitors.

Thanks! :thumbsup:

If you miss watching this video == you're missing some crazy good info!!!

I know Eric -- 'cause you're used to the top down Rodger point of view eh??

:D

Kinda fun from down here looking up!

We had dinner tonight here at the Castello....


So since this place was built in the 11th century... you go DOWN a smallish stairway...


Actually takes two shots because of the landing/turn.


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Then you arrive for wonderful Tuscan dinner!


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This was in the old storage and meat hanging area! Thus the steel rings in the ceiling.



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And a drunken Gwen on the way back up!




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Outside I couldn't resist a bit of camera play....



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That's f'n awesome! :yes: Thanks Greg. :thumbsup: I always wondered what the drivers' position looked like, since they went to the high noses. I'm surprised that being in there that long, in that position, is possible.