Our trip to Italy draws closer each day. In about a month and a half, Don and Marlene, Shaun and Mary, and Brad and I will set off for almost 2 weeks in Italia. We've been planning it for a while now. First it was 6 months away, then 4, then just a couple of months, and now it's NEXT month. We are spending 3 nights in Rome then taking the train to Florence where we'll rent cars and drive to the villa we've rented in the hills of Chianti.
The villa looks lovely in the photos on the Internet: spacious rooms, a huge loggia (outdoor eating area), and a gorgeous pool. Each couple will also have their own bathroom, and apparently, the rental includes the services of 2 maids for 4 hours a day. Just what these maids will look like (and what they'll do for 4 hours a day) has been the subject of a good many conversations among the 6 of us. I think Shaun and Don are picturing long-haired beauties in skimpy black and white outfits who will bring them Camparis and pick up dropped napkins by the pool. Sorta like this:
Mary and Mar have more matronly, bandana-wearing cheek-pinchers in mind. Such photos are hard to find, but more along the lines of this:
Meanwhile, Brad and I are hoping the villa description simply neglected to mention the presence of the taughtly muscled pool guy/gardener/masseur... Oversights like that do happen, you know! This guy would do in a pinch:
In any case, after our wonderful week at the villa, we are spending a night in Florence, a night in Pisa, and then overnighting in London on our way home. If any of you have any tips or Italy must-sees, please share them in the comments. Likewise restaurant recommendations. Perhaps we could persuade these these two fraternal chefs to cook for us for the week at the villa. Mmmm... Twins!
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