https://crystal.kitchen/tag/falcons/ Recent content in Falcons on adventures of an omnomnomnivore in NYC Hugo en-US Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:35:30 -0400 https://crystal.kitchen/2010/08/09/soaring-through-centuries-falcons-and-farms-in-tuscany/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:35:30 -0400 https://crystal.kitchen/2010/08/09/soaring-through-centuries-falcons-and-farms-in-tuscany/ <p><a href="https://crystal.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_4596.jpg"><img src="https://crystal.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/img_4596.jpg" alt="" title="IMG_4596"></a></p> <p><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’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, “Hi, are you Crystal? I’m Amy, nice to meet you, I’m glad that you made it!”</p>