https://crystal.castle.cc/tag/horses/ Recent content in Horses on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:35:30 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/08/09/soaring-through-centuries-falcons-and-farms-in-tuscany/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:35:30 -0400 https://crystal.castle.cc/2010/08/09/soaring-through-centuries-falcons-and-farms-in-tuscany/ <p style="text-align:center;"><a href="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_4596.jpg"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-584" title="IMG_4596" src="https://crystal.castle.cc/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_4596.jpg" alt="" width="600" height="450" /></a></p> <p style="text-align:center;"><em>A falcon catches a lure mid-air.</em></p> <p>After a 7 hour battle for seating on a hot, overbooked train, I stepped off the platform in San Miniato and took a good look around. This was Italy&#8217;s famed Tuscany, the stuff that Hollywood movies and expat marriage dreams are made of. All was quiet, and I paused uncertainly as I looked at the empty train station waiting room. <em>If I were a WWOOF host, where would I be</em>, I thought to myself. My worries were allayed however, when I spotted a woman waiting around the corner. She approached me with a smile and said, &#8220;Hi, are you Crystal? I&#8217;m Amy, nice to meet you, I&#8217;m glad that you made it!&#8221;</p>