Sienna Italy

Welsome to my travelblog. I hope to add to the blog as often as possible. I will be photographing whatever catches my eye in Venice, Florence, Sienna, Sestri Levante (between Portofino & Cinque Terre), Stresa (the lake country and Paris.

... snafu with my luggage I set out with my friends Ingrid and Jo to do a little exploring. We have been to Santa Margarita, Pisa, Lucca, Sienna and San Gimignano. Tuscany is beautiful and We are having a great time. I will be home on the 19th. ...

... we climbed to the top of the Main entrance Arch of the Duomo that was never finished. Explanation: Years before I was born, Sienna and Florence, where "battling' over who could build the biggest Cathedral. Sienna had what is present day Duomo built, but ...

Sienna was a really cool little city. It was confusing to get from the train station into the town but once we got there it was amazing. There were twisty streets and a large center where they do horse racing, were everyone was just laying around and ...

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... trip from Florence, through the winding hills of the Tuscany region and into the winery which sits on the outskirts of Sienna. We were taken through the cellars and shown how the wine was fermented then racked into oak casks. We then were ...

... mushroom risotto...our table had a panoramic view of the Tuscan countryside and the hillside vineyards...Spectacular! We then drove to Sienna...got a little lost...and finally arrived there around 2:00pm. Like the first stop, you park and walk into ...

... in Italian, but it seems to be some little animal with needles on its back, like a porcupine or hedgehog.  The people in Sienna take these races very seriously.  It was a lot of fun.  The atmosphere was fantastic.  We got to the ...