Italy: Tuscany

Tuscany may have been one of my favorite parts of our trip to Italy. We rented a car and drove everywhere. Our first stop was San Gimignano.
We left right when the oncoming thunderstorm started and managed to stay dry :)
Next stop...our Tuscan Villa where we stayed for 3 nights. Borgo Santo Pietro was such a wonderful place to stay.
Our first Tuscan sunset...

and 'before-sunrise'...
View from our hot air balloon ride over Chianti. Despite our inability to land anywhere it was a great experience.
Center square of Siena...
Le Crete region:
Montalcino. The site of our favorite wine from Italy . Brunello di Montalcino . And the site where we almost drove off the side of a cliff.
On our way to Rome, we drove along the coast and stopped to see the ocean.
With so much in the world to see, I've always said I probably won't see a place more than once. Well, I intend to see Tuscany as often as I can during my lifetime because so far, there's been no place quite like it...