As many of you know by now, I'm going to Italy in July. I'm going to stay in Amalfi for two weeks, but before that I'm visiting Cristina in Siena.

I have very fond memories of the Monster GTG two years ago, so... Is anyone up for a GTG on Friday July 18th? We could do a lunch picnic or dinner, depending on what you feel like and how many we are. I'm not intending for this to be a Monster GTG 2, but it would sure be nice to meet you guys!

Sorry we'll only be around until July 10th. Have a good time and I'm sure you will have better (warmer) weather than you did at the first Monster GTG!

Noone? Really?!
Siena really isn't that far from the rest of Tuscany, Umbria etc.

i'm in Southern France, sorry! Most of the schools here finish end of June - maybe peeps are on hols too!

What?! You're going on holiday in July, when I'm finally ....... ........ oh wait, it seems like I'm going on holiday in July as well!

You've got a point Alyson. I hope someone will still be around though, it would be fun to get together!

I will be somewhere in Italy. I don't know where but I would like to get together. Maybe you should be pushing for somewhere on the Amalfi Coast

Still noone in Siena?

Annika, I'd love to meet you, too, and I haven't seen Cristina in ages. She has my number, so maybe we can meet up when you're at her place. I'm just an hour south and might be able to come up.

Joanna, that would be great!

Annika, I will in Florence for the summer...I could make Siena GTG....I would love to see more peeps!

cheers, Kate

Woohoo!

Hey you guys, this is NEXT MONTH we're talking about! It's a year I've planned this trip now, and now it's almost here!

Anyway, I posted about this on Slowtalk too and it seems like we got another one there, so...

Me and Alexander
Cristina and family (I assume the girls at least)
Joanna
Katerina
Stef(-ania? -ano?)

That's a nice little GTG right there!
So, what do you want to do?

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Me and Alexander
Cristina and family (I assume the girls at least)
Joanna
Katerina
Stef(-ania? -ano?)

Stef-ano

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Originally posted by stef_m:

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Me and Alexander
Cristina and family (I assume the girls at least)
Joanna
Katerina
Stef(-ania? -ano?)

Stef-ano

That's okay, you can still come!

Annika, our summer's totally up in the air what with family stuff. If I can get down, I will. Don't care where or what form it takes, would love to see you and Cristina, and meet everyone else, too. I'll keep checking in on this thread, and let you know.

Laurie, I hope you can make it - I would love to see you again!! I'll keep my fingers crossed!

I'm just bumping this so that "smiling in toscana" will read it.

Okay, time to get a little more detailed.

I am going from Pisa to Siena that day. I'll get to Siena at 1.25 pm, we could all meet shortly thereafter. Is this a good time for the rest of you?

Soooooooooooooooooo......

What do you want to do? Lunch in a restaurant, picnic lunch...? Any suggestions?

I would love to come---if I don't have to go back to the US for my mother (who is sick.)As of now, I will be here. Thank you!

Let's hope that your mother gets better so we get to see you, Amber!

Well, let's hope that she gets better either way, but you know what I mean

how fun annika! we were there at Almalfi in April.. beautiful! we spent the afternoon there and did some shopping.. bought some lemoncell to take home, the weather was warm, we dipped our feet in the water.. we were staying in Meta, near Sorrento,, love that part of Italy..have a great revisit.. when are you moving there??!!

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Originally posted by MamaMia:
when are you moving there??!!

Uhm... yeah. The eternal question. Unless I can persuade my husband that Italy is a great place to live (haven't succeeded so far), the current plan is to eventually buy a place in Italy where we can go on (long,I hope!) vacations and rent it when we're not there. We'll see. We've just bought a house here and property in Italy isn't exactly cheap.

Hey Amber (not sure where else to post this)....my best wishes for your mother!

In case the final choice will be a lunch, Taverna del Capitano near the Duomo could be a good place to have it.

Thank you Annika and Laurie for the good wishes for my mother.

I'm looking forward to meeting you all!

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Originally posted by stef_m:
In case the final choice will be a lunch, Taverna del Capitano near the Duomo could be a good place to have it.

Sounds good to me!
I guess we would have to make a reservation ahead of time.
How many are we now?

Me and Alexander
Cristina and family (I assume the girls at least)
Joanna
Katerina
Stefano
Amber
hopefully Laurie
what about SmilinginToscana?