Pontassieve

Today was a lovely slow, relaxing day, especially after all of the frenzied museum-going.  We drove out to a relative's house in the country in the town of Pontassieve (well, actually the live on a hill above the town near the church of San Martino a Quona) in order to celebrate the birthday of this family's daughter.  The countryside was gorgeous and it was nice to be out of the city for while.  Almost no one spoke English, something that I'm starting to get used to, although it is frustrating and I just wish that I was better able to communicate in Italian.  Otherwise, the food was amazing (mixed veggies and a sort of zucchini quiche), the weather gorgeous, and overall I had a great time. This family makes their own jam, so I was given a bottle of it (Fig marmalade) to take with me to England! YUM!

Here are some pictures from where they live: