Next, we were off to Tuscany. We rented a car in Florence, and had to make the harrowing trip out of the city. The only thing worse than the drive out of Florence, was knowing that we would have to drive back INTO Florence to drop the car off. After some yelling (Bernd), some tears (me), and a bit of kicking the back of Bernd's seat (Pat), we made it, and were off to what we called our "chicken coop", on a vineyard just outside of Chianti in Radda. It turned out to be a wonderful apartment in a stone cottage. From there, we took day trips throughout the area.