Chianti rest day – wine and fashion

June 4th 2009

I liberally congratulated myself several times for having the foresight to keep today open. After a hectic day in Florence it was much needed.

Post lunch we decided to visit the fashion Gods. We went to a town called Arno dell Vale about 25KM from Firenze. The factory outlet in the town has a Gucci, a YSL, a Valentino, an Armani, a Fendi, a Balenciega ….

This was the Uffizi of expensive dressing.

We anointed the Gods by offering them our hard earned money by rubbing our strip against their magnet in exchange for soft colorful well-cut beautifully stitched linen.

The labels did not seem to have any effect on Rhea. I hope that is how it stays.

In the evening, we visited some lesser known vineyards to taste exotic wines until darkness enveloped the Tuscan countryside.

 

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