In the week when TheWebFellas became famous for five minutes thanks to Ryan Bates, Antonio Cangiano and Gregg & Jason at Rails Envy, I was away enjoying a relaxing holiday in the beautiful Garfagnana region of Italy. But taking a break from the fast-paced world of Rails development wasn’t the only motivation for the trip: my brother and partner in crime at TheWebFellas was getting married to his girlfriend of many years Samantha.

Resisting offers from Hello magazine (although the wedding did feature in the equally popular Barga News) the highly exclusive ceremony was held in the Barga Commune with only 22 members of immediate family and close friends in attendance. The evening was spent in the grounds of the 18th Century “I Cedri” villa in nearby Albiano where we enjoyed a huge Tuscan feast that went on well into the night. I’ve put a few of my photos up on Flickr: incredibly the official photographer managed to take about 600 photos!

For the remainder of the week I was able to relax by the pool, drive on some of the greatest roads in Europe in my trusty Micra convertible and enjoy some excellent food in various restaurants and pasticcerias: if you ever find yourself in Barga you must visit Bar Lucchesi in the new part of town for some genuine Italian atmosphere, pastries and the best cappuccino ever.

Sadly while Chris and Sam are still enjoying a leisurely trip back through Europe I’m now back in the UK, working hard and missing my swimming pool with a view!