Hotel Porta Romana Siena
Via E.S. Piccolomini 35 Siena, Tuscany, 53100, Italy
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Precious pups
... one bit. But it did make me pretty homesick for my own precious pup. I eventually had to leave the dog behind and head into the Museo del Duomo where we studied Duccio’s Maesta altarpiece. Siena is a great smaller city full of fantastic views of the countryside; I wish we could have spent more time there. After almost losing some members of our group on the walk to the bus we were off to ...
Two Cities in One Day
... on impulse to drive to Pisa for a meal and the mandatory visit to the tower.
We found a great parking spot outside the city walls and took our bikes into the centre, we visited the tower but couldn’t go up it as the children need to be 8 years or older. Rubbish! We took them in the Duomo instead which is pretty impressive in its own right, the ceiling is all crafted in gold encrusted architecture. We then went to restaurant Dantesca for our ...
Siena and San ChimmyChonga
... program. We visited a couple different bars, and on our way home we decided to head on an adventure.
WE FOUND THE SECRET BAKERY. Yes, we did, and it was fantastic. It is the bakery that cooks for a bunch of shops throughout town, it moves locations sometimes, and it is only open from 1 am – 6 am. We were determined to find this Florence speciality, and it was so worth it when we did. You have to be very quiet, and ...
An afternoon in Siena, just casually...
This is the first blog entry I've written in a couple of days... i'm going to have to go back and write some belated entries. It's weird starting to write again! At least I have lots of time... I sat down at a computer in my hostel which seemingly has unlimited free internet acess... I guess one of the staff were using it and forgot to log out. WIN!!
I need to get ...
And they're racing... like nothing we've ever seen
... into our overseas plans if possible.
And it just so happened that it worked perfectly with our agenda, even if it meant backtracking slightly later on in out travels.
We jumped on the bus from Rome to Florence, where we would make a day trip to Siena for Il Palio the following day.
For the uninitiated – which is basically everyone NOT from Siena or Tuscany, Il Palio is a horse race run in the town’s main piazza twice a year, once in July, and again ...



