Vespa ride through Chianti

The Chianti region of Tuscany, famous for its wine spans from Florence to Siena. It has acres and acres of vineyards amongst rolling hills, beautiful landscapes dotted with wineries. Touring this region on a Vespa was the highlight of our trip. It was almost a resurrection of our early dating days riding on the Kinetic albeit in Ahmedabad! 

With stops in between to appreciate the scenery and strolls through tiny villages like "Castellana de Chianti" made it even more charming. And top it off with one of the best gelatos, "pesca (peach)" and you've got a winner. 

The winery tour was simple, yet quite informative. They really take pride in the wines they produce here, a decades old family business, centuries in some cases. 

Our collegial group of about 10 fellow tourists enjoyed the lunch in the winery with wine tasting, featuring the "Chianti Classico" (the only name I remember!) and great conversations. My favorite was the last course, almond biscotti dunked in the dessert wine, Vino Santo! 

The evening was spent cherishing the lovely sunset from the famous Ponte Vecchio together with thousands of other tourists with futile attempts to capture our visual images with pictures.

Strolling along the Arno river, we arrived at one of the happening Palazzos for dinner (Restaurant Le Giubbe Rossi) a great place for people watching and a lovely vibe but a not so great and pricey dinner!