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Last Two Days
Yesterday and today has been wet, windy, and cold -- thunder and lightening yesterday -- so not much walking about or touristing. It is currently 3 Farenheit (48 degrees) ... Brrr. We did go to Le Celle Franciscan Hermitage yesterday (see pictures). It's a very old, but still active, monastery. The setting is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. Then on to Cortona where the town was empty and most of the shops were closed. We walked ...
Wedding Day
... itself is an amazing place, and we have had some very interesting moments here. My sisters and myself have had a door close behind us and then open itself when Mia asked to leave the room. Dymph was talking to what she thought was us for a while as she heard people walking behind her, when she found later, she was the only person ...
Tuscany!
... br> Mick has hired a car for us to travel to a few different places and we find ourselves in San Gimigniano, and some other fantastic Tuscan places.
Siena is a cool place and there is so much history here. Just walking throughn the streets is amazing and I'm getting used to the Italian way of life to some extent. The food is the first thing I notice, it is so good!!! ...
Under The Tuscan Sun
... control of the city. Siena didn't develop in the Renaissance because of the amount of control by the Franciscan monks, but it was preserved more from WWII and modern development.
The cathedral in Siena is my favorite in Italy by a mile. It was built in the 13th century, but the lantern on top was added by Bernini. The exterior and interior are constructed of white and greenish-black
marble in ...
Siena..Saints!
This morning we woke up early and walked to the Florence train station where we met up with our tour bus for the day. We took the Best of Tuscany tour which starts off at 8:30 am departing from Florence, included a tour through the city and information regarding Siena, our first stop. Siena, aside for being the name of the college I attended, is a Tuscan ...