Harps in the olive grove

We spent the first half of the day in Volterra. And, whille it was very nice, it was essentially much of the same thing we've been doing. Seeing some renaissance art, getting pizza, etc.

San Gimignano, on the other hand, was entirely different. We got there, and instead of going to the scheduled trip, we went and sat on a hill in the middle of a circle of olive trees. While we were basking in the sun in the olive grove, a woman was playing a harp and singing (at one point covering a Simon and Garfunkel song). From the little park, we could see all of the Tuscan countryside. It was just another moment on the trip when everything seemed very serene and surreal.

After that, AJ, Stephen, Kelby and I joined a pickup game of soccer with some local kids... probably middle-school aged. They kicked our asses. The soccer court was in the middle of the city overlooking the land-scape and rooftops. 

Also, this was the first time I was conscious for most of our bus ride through Tuscany. It really is breathtaking. The vineyards, olive groves, and farms look beautiful on the rolling hills.