Fattoria Casabianca Spa Siena

... for our walk through the walled village. There is a 14th century fort with make up part of the walls. Today it is used as a prison - your not supposed to take photos of it, but I snapped a couple off before I knew... luckily I was not spotted by the local polizi. The town was cute for sure but I'm not sure it deservered all the accolades given to it by other travellers we had met in Lucca. Having said that we did take more photos than usual.

... and geleta, i.e. ice cream. We are back at the room and packed for our final place to see tomorrow as we head by train to Cinque Terre. We are staying on Manarola and think it will be an easy train ride and a wonderful view. We will attach pics tonight and then sometime tomorrow attach some video to show you the parade in the square with people on stilts.<br>Hugs and Kisses<br>Mick and Lisa<br>XXX<br>OOO

... him questions about taking pictures without flash. He said we could not and then started rewinding the tape to see what we were doing in the church. We left quickly. We then went to a meat market that was named in Rick Steve's book that has the original owners and is suppose to be really good. We went in and they had cheese on the top of the counter like Schnucks and stuff when they are giving samples so I reached for a piece and it was a womans in ...

... Once it is finished and the black screen appears again do not close out as now you can hit the white arrow and watch it without interruption because it is fully downloaded. So hit the arrow the first time and walk away then come back and when it is the black screen again hit the arrow and you won't have any interruptions.<br>Chow

... lost. Anyway, we finally fouind our place and headed out for a short venture. That is when we found the group from St. Louis. Traveling with the group sounded like a dream. We are headed back out tonight for a little dinner and just wanted everyone to know so far so good. This place is really amazing. Hope you enjoy the pics.<br>Hugs and kisses to everyone<br>Love<br>Mick and Lisa<br>XXX<br>OO

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... on Il Campo (the main square) to watch the goings on - in this case the end of a wedding. After a low-key dinner back at the B&amp;B we reveled in English TV - CNN, BBC, and MTV, woo! Sunday was a lazy morning that included us stumbling across an inexpensive clothing store. This was brilliant due to the swift change in weather we've recently experienced. We purchased some long sleeve shirts, sweaters, and lucky J found a pair of jeans (I'm so jealous). Fantastic ...

... of green "compagna". Along with my balcony is the main room with bed, table couch, a small sink and cooking area with 2 gas burners, and a good sized bathroom with a standup shower - heaven. The apartment is actually part of the top floor (4th) of my landlord's apartment as I have a key to enter his front door and then a key for my door. Thank goodness there is alift as it would have taken all my effort to drag my luggage to the top. As it was ...

So the morning and our plans for extracting anything much from it were washed away by steady rainfall leaving us to pretty much find our way to the train and do some waiting. The trip to Siena from Riomaggiore takes about three hours travelling time with the first train leaving about 13:25 with a change at Empoli which is between Pisa and Firenze ...

... hinting at death and dismemberment if you are caught in a car without a permit, or a bloody good excuse, for being in a non-vehicular zone. Trembling, we continue onwards. We see plenty of other vehicles, but they are mostly delivery vans and official cars. Incredibly, we find The Hotel Duomo, a classy establishment in a converted palazzo near the cathedral. It is one of the only hotels actually within the city. It's a masterful choice ...