The Stevenson Ohana: April 2024

Tuscany Hill Towns Pt.2

January 7th-8th, 2024- Our last stop on the roadtrip was Assisi. On the way to Assisi we stopped in at Montepulciano was probably the prettiest hilltown of the trip, with some pretty amazing countryside views. The day got better pulling into Assisi. Our bnb was in the historic part of town on a very picturesque neighborhood making for a great finale.

Tight squeeze driving through our neighborhood for the night.

Lots of pretty pottery everywhere throughout the whole trip. Lovely shop for mom's last souvenir.

This cathedral was really special, especially given the history and significance of Assisi, we realised we stumbled across something that became sacred and pretty memorable. There was mass going on in the basement floor and caught it just in time for some really pretty sung music. Pretty cool to be in such a pretty setting along with a lot of worshippers. We took a seat and had a nice quiet moment.

Pretty epic early morning walk up.

And that's all she wrote. An epic trip with memories to last. Really grateful I had the time with my parents and Cobb exploring the Hill Towns of Italy. Lots of laughs, good car conversations, yummy food and quality time in a really pretty country. Was one of those things that it doesnt take looking back on to realise that it was special, but you knew each day on the trip in the moment how special it was and that's what made it great.

Tuscany Hill Towns Pt.1

January 5th, 6th- After our Pisa stop we set off for Tuscany! Although we did hit some unfortunate rain and fog cover, we thankfully got enough glimpses and views of the pretty Tuscan countryside. We made a pitstop into San Gimignano on our way to Siena. San Gimignano was a favorite of the day, while Siena was bigger and fun to explore and had the best tortellini from a cute little mom and pop shop with a young husband and wife owner (sadly not pictured but the memory lives on).

Cobb was able to eat all the pizza and pasta of the trip, a sure sign she needs to marry her Matteo and move to Italy.

Thus ended our quest for the Cannoli. They say sometimes the chase is better than the catch, most definitely was.

Pictures from the boys.

Lucca & Pisa, Italy

January 5th, 2024- Next stop after Cinque Terre was Lucca. We loved wondering the streets, hopping into cathedrals trying to stay dry, seeing Christmas lights still out and scored THE BEST pasta we've ever had. Lucca was a fun size, a nice mix of old and modern with good vibes all around.

The aforementioned best pasta.

We stopped in at Pisa on the way out of town and it was a HOOT. We got quite a kick out of the whole with the amount of insta tourists and people posing with the tower, it was quite hard not to get into it. It took a little while for Cobb to catch the spirit of it all (ie see above first attempt picture).