Moderno Siena

We arrived from Lucca just in time for a sublime sunset... it was like the sky was on fire!! See photos!!<br>I was a bit pooped so I opted to stay in the scoobs reading and relaxing while Kim headed into the village to scope it out. <br>Next morning started with a beautiful sunrise which was quickly replaced by some storm clouds. Fortunatly the storm passed over without parting with a drop of rain and we had sun again when we both headed ...

... 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

... if we were on the right bus for Via Del Tozzi, they said, "no, no". Now what? So I went back up to the driver and he told me "momento". I waited and a few minutes later we came to a stop and he told us to wait for #5. Then he parked the bus right there and walked off. We thought he said 50 minutes. Whew, we did not know what to do. We were looking at the schedule on the wall in Italian ...

... it cut off, but Benita has her thinking cap on and pulled it and a layer of skin off with it (just kidding... about the skin anyways). Ice lasts only so long, and again the burning commences. I can't have my hand in an ice pack all day can I? Oh yes I can! Lorenzo and a few other mates here are encouraging me to use burnt ointment, and I keep refusing! The last thing I need to do is bake my hand in ointment so I trap the heat in my hand and keep it like a ...

... Tuscan hill town, but between the waiters little English, my little Italian and lots of pointing we have a lovely lunch (we quickly learned how to order house wine, so no worries there). We are at the top of this hill town and we wander through tiny streets, checking out shops along the way, our destination the Il Campo, Siena's main square. This square is where the famous horse races are held every year, the famous Palio, and it is exactly as I have seen it pictured ...

This morning we drove to Firenze. From there we wandered off and took a bus to Siena. The ride itself took maybe about an hour. It was really a nice ride. Drivin around Italy is very nice, especially since there is so much scenary to admire. We spent the entire day in Siena running around and enjoying all the sights, shops, and people. We were on the move all day ...

... doors - we walked around the surrounding neighborhoods on our way to the Duomo. We visited another site where St. Catherine had lived for a while and learned that every area in Siena is defined by a symbol which they display as often as possible the most common method being brightly colored flags. The neighborhoods are defined by the goose, the sea shell, the flower, the horse, the dragon, etc. and once a year - July 2 - they hold a public ceremony celebrating their ...

... looked packed for a Wednesday night, so we went in and found the last empty table. We then realized the reason for the crowd was a championship leaque game being played on the big screen. Milan was battling Liverpool and the crowd was in hysterics. A few Heinekens later, Milan had won the leaque championship title. The crowd was so excited, you would have thought a child had been born. There were hugs, tears and kisses. Lots of kisses ...