Podere Colombaio Siena

... ambiance. The Duomo wasn’t actually as great as I remembered, but it was one of the first churches I went to and, since I’ve seen so many other, I’ve realized that it isn’t as cool as I thought back then. But I still enjoyed it.

After walking around and doing as much as we could (it was Katy’s last day in Florence, well, traveling in general really), we went to pick up Ali and Kelsa, got refreshed back at the hostel ...

... Cranberry Sauce, Stuffing, Potatoes, and Mixed Vegetables. For dessert pumpkin pie, ice cream, and apple cider! It was nice to spend the night with classmates and a few professors.

Friday night, we had yet another Thanksgiving with all of my friends. Everyone prepared their favorite dish and we spent the night telling stories of our families Thanksgivings.

I'll update you soon,

Siara

Siena photos here:
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Thursday caught a bus to Siena with Nonie and Kerrin.
The Duomo there is one of the best and most beautiful churches I've seen inside and out - and I've seen more than enough churches to last ...

Hi Everyone!

After an exhausting weekend in Brussels, I was in for yet another treat with cooking classes in Florence. Organized by my school, a group of us met with a chef for some lessons.

We were taught how to prepare typical Tuscan cuisine including Ribollita and Stuffed zucchini-flowers.

Everything was delicious & I look forward to trying these recipes at home!

I'll update you soon,

Siara

... ice packs. I'm sitting in the hallway waiting for the group to get ready. I had to have someone butter my toast, open my advil and Therese ( My Maui Friend) dubbed herself my left hand for the day. Bless her heart!
Sam, one of the Aussie guys, determines I need to watch something on his iPod and we determine this to be my second medication, an hour long stint of Russle Peters doing stand-up. They do say Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Regardless, I ...

... camper came with a very long power cord on a roller so you can reach the power poles, strictly against the law in Oz. Talking about Oz we would have to be the most over regulated place on earth, with the least reason to be so! Here millions of people just seem to fit in happily together without fuss, if you want to change lanes or pull into a flow of traffic no problems, no finger saluting, nothing! If you want to buy booze buy ...

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We were let go from the tour at the Duomo and look around on our own then left to souvenir shop. We ran into the Orrs and Jim wanted to stop at McDonalds for dinner so we stopped and watched him eat. The two couples then moved onto the Piazza Campos were we found a restaurant to have dinner at. Kathie had soup and I had pasta while we watched the tourist go by in the piazza. While our meal was being prepared she told me that she saw our neighbors from home go by. I ran out ...

... was super strong, thinking about it makes my lungs burn. It tastes like you chewed the the stem of a grape. It's not the best taste in the world, but it was there, so I tried it. There a lot of wonderful shops up and down each side of the very narrow streets. I keep saying everything is neat, but it was. Things were so different. The way they live life, the way they conduct business. Just a nice change of pace from home.

... the prestigious honor of bringing their horse into the Duomo for a blessing, and they recieve a banner to hang in their neighborhood museum. We had a great dinner at the Jolly Pizzaria this evening with David, Marco, and two couples from the trip. It was a wonderful opportunity to practice conversing in Italian and to learn more about the culture and politics of Italy.

We left Montepulciano early, via a route that let me drive around on those twisting, narrow medieval streets, across the Piazza Grande, and down the hill past San Biagio. Our plan was to head toward Siena. There was no actual plan for the day, and we had no hotel room reserved anywhere, so we were free to play it by ear. The drive through Tuscany is one of the great hyped drives in the world. Even ...