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Travel Blogs from San Quirico d'Orcia
Siena
... A huge plate of pasta with two varieties, a piece of fruit, and bottle of water only cost roughly 4,50 Euros. It's about 9:30 pm and I am just enjoying my evening relaxing with a glass of wine, some olives and now a pastry, this is the life. Tomorrow I will spend the day in Florence, possibly take in a free walking tour and then maybe do some window shopping, why not. Sigh...... Have had such a relaxing ...
Another cathedral
... into.another cathedral, crypt unfinished church, museum and walk up tower all this for 13euro, never thought would spend so much time in church. Then off to city hall into another museum up the bell tower 400 steps. Was a great day, full of amazing sights, loved ...
Siena and San Gimignano
... super cool.
We ate lunch there and scared the pigeons in the fountain thanks to Sara so that i could get a picture of them flying :p We ate lunch there, Sara, Katie, and I. We walked around together peeking into different stores Katie got her boyfriend a mortar and pestle I got a pretty necklace :)
Getting the necklace i almost missed the bus because it took forever ...
The Italian Version of San Francisco
... seen so many incredible pieces of artistic expression housed in a single place. I had to use my backup battery because of all the pictures I was taking.
Moreover, at the very end of my tour, I saw a preserved human finger and head (St. Catherine I believe). It was quite amazing.
Overall, even though the weather was unbearable and the hills were exhausting, Siena was a lovely city that could have been afforded more time. ...
Tuscany!
... took me to the city and to the hotel where I was met by the owner of the hotel who said he would not have room in his hotel but will put me in the new hotel he had just bought. So he put my bags in a taxi and we went to this beaut place, with an elevator, and then I crashed...
The next day I caught the train to Florence and met uop with my sisters, Dymph (Dymphina) ...