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| Medieval city meets satellite TV! |
Today was comprised of driving in the Tuscan country, and a visit to the walled hill town of Montepulciano. Montepulciano is a lovely town, and it has a name that is really fun to say! (Mon-te-pool-chee-AH-no).
In addition to being a beautiful, historic medieval city, Montepulciano also boasts a laundry mat. So, we took our dirty laundry with us, and, with the help of the postman, we found the launderette tucked away in a crevice of historic buildings. God bless him for helping us, despite a fairly hilarious language barrier, in finding what we needed!
The laundry was about 1700 feet above sea level. We put clothes in the washer and descended to a café about 1300 feet above sea level. After lunch, we climbed back to move clothes from washer to dryer, and then visited the main piazza at about 1850 feet above sea level -- and a side trip to a wine cellar. Then, it was back down to the dryer to pick up clean, dry clothes.
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| At the city's annual festival, competing neighborhoods push full wine barrels uphill in the city streets in a race. I imagine they work up quite a thirst! |
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| Historic well in the main piazza, complete with pulleys. |
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| One of the secret passageways and escapes (this one found in the lower level of a shop that sells soaps and candles)! |
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