AT THE TABLE NO ONE GROWS OLD

The Italians have a great saying which goes “At the table no one grows old”. Judging by the state of returning residents Dan Harte and Vincent Fahy from a recent visit to Tuscany, not only did they visit many an Italian table but  they relived their youth in an action packed six day visit. 

With a combined age of one hundred and seventy three years old  one would have expected the boys to take it easy in the warm Italian sunshine, sipping Cappuccinos and having the odd Gelato. This sedentary lifestyle went out the window and instead an action packed schedule was undertaken from the moment they landed in Bologne Airport until they returned to Rosepark House six days later.

Site seeing included visits to Montecatini, Florence where highlights were their visits  to the Duomo Cathedral, Piazza dela Signoria and the Ponte Vecchio Bridge, followed by visits to Lucca, Pisa and the beautiful towns of Sienna and San Gimignano.  Travelling with a small group of Irish holiday makers the boys soon established that they were the elder statesmen of the group and decided to show that they could keep pace with the rest of the group.

Chianti replaced cappuccinos and sing songs replaced sleep but a most enjoyable time was had by all. More importantly friendships were established with fellow revellers.  The one problem was that they both required a holiday to recover when they made it home….. To quote Dan Harte “there’s life in the old dogs yet.”  Long may it last.

Enjoying the sunshine in Florence (L to R) Dan Harte and Vincent Fahy