Off to the Tuscan countryside

[Horace]

We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

[Tom-K]

Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

[Axtremus]

@Horace said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, …

Ohhh … you are so brave to schlep it with the bourgeoisie.
What an inspiration!

[LuFins Dad]

@Horace said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

We were in economy in the second leg of the trip, as they reminded us when we tried to use the business class lounge in Frankfurt. I tried the magic words, “but I’m white”, but they still wouldn’t let me in.

Next time try “My genes are blue”. That should do it.

[jon-nyc]

Lol

[Horace]

@Tom-K said in Off to the Tuscan countryside:

Reminds me of the John Cleese joke: so John went to Auschwitz and arrived at the gate slightly after the last entry time and they wouldn't let him in. He said, "But I'm a Jew!" and they opened the gates and let him in.

I’d rather go to a summer camp in central Texas flood zones than a concentration camp.

[Horace]

Went to a random restaurant, one of the closest ones to the AirBnB we’re at on the second half of the trip. The huge parking lot was empty at 1:30 pm and I figured they were closed. We wandered the estate, and it was an estate, and eventually found the stairs to the restaurant, where the door was open and the dining hall was completely empty. A waiter popped in from the back and indicated they were open. We had a meal that one cannot find in America, but which was probably typical around here. Turns out this is part of the Medici estate. They do a lot of weddings and other big parties there. But today their services were focused on two American tourists. 10/10, would appropriate an entire Medici estate restaurant for my personal use again.

[jon-nyc]

Nice.

[Mik]

Lord, that risotto looks great. As does the steak.

[89th]

Great pics, too

[Horace]

Today we drove to Siena, an ancient walled city with lots of churches and tourists. On the way there we passed by a pull out trail head sort of thing with a gravel road leading up from there.

Turns out there is an ancient castle up there which they turned into a restaurant and hotel. Because of course there is. I had more steak.

Up the hill farther is a scenic panoramic view, but the view is not great. The hills are dusty and brown. At the view site is an art installation, some stone sculptures. One of them is designed to torment thirsty hikers by looking like a water fountain while being not one.

Then in Siena there are churches and doors and churches with doors, which are the best sorts of churches and doors. Also a dollar store.

[jon-nyc]

Awesome pictures again. A friend of mine’s family has an apartment right on the square in Siena and they watch the Palio from there. He also has a flat in Rome and land in Tuscany granted to his family by a pope in the Middle Ages. They grow olives there.

[Horace]

Oh yeah one can window shop for real estate there. Courtesy of the real estate firm from godfather 3.

[Mik]

You look great in Italian!

[bachophile]

ahh bella italia
btw im back from alaska and i guess i should post a few pics but ive ben lazy

[Mik]

How was the trip? I loved Alaska

[bachophile]

ill get to it
im sitting in a clinic now, between patients.

[Mik]

I’m sitting at my ortho waiting to see my knee X-rays.

[bachophile]

maybe he is sitting posting on some forum like me while u wilt in the waiting room?

[89th]

@Horace Great pics. How's the neck fan thing, btw? I've seen more people wearing them lately.