Can you believe these truffles?
One of the medieval towers Jean writes about. There were originally 72 but only 14 remain.
We had to stop and take this as approached the town.
Lunch was simple but excellent. Jean had some of the traditional Tuscan vegetable soup and I had pasta with meat sauce. The meat was chingale (wild boar). They are everywhere in Tuscany. In fact, we see them browsing for food almost every night from our campsite. Fortunately, they are on the other side of a fence. Those tusks look menacing.
We were up early and on the road this morning. We were told there was a Thursday market in San Gimignano and we intend to be there before the bus loads of tourists…..we made it! The town was just beautiful. The 13th century wall kept most of the bad guys out… But when the bad guys got in….well they just climbed up into these great stone towers, pulled the ladder up and set the bottom floor (that Had wood in it) on fire! From the top of the tower they could look down on the invaders and say “NANNER…NANNER”! Lol. All kidding aside, a great day….great people and beautiful Tuscan landscapes. A day to put in the memory file of our minds. 
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] We we took a few short videos of the market. This square has been the scene of a market every Thursday for a thousand years. We bought a few things including some of the most amazing Pecorino and Parmesana Reggiani that I have ever seen. The pecorino is made, on site, with sheep’s milk. The one I chose was covered in hay and aged. I’m telling you, this stuff is amazing. We bought some local pasta and the girl at the counter told us how to prepare it using the cheese. Maybe tomorrow . Tonight it was roast chicken, fresh salad and local Chianti.
"Off the Leash" with David and Jean 