No McDonalds for us! Thurs. night dinner--Yum!!Florence
My dinner Thurs. - Very gourmet mushroom soup---Delicious!Florence
The city Hall and "Torre del Mangia"- Italy's tallest secular tower (330 feet)This building dominates the El Campo (main square)
Siena
Siena
"Fonte Gaia"- the Fountain of Joy in Siena's main square
" Il Campo": Siena's Main SquarePretty impressive, huh?
Our own "walking tour" of SienaMost of the streets are very narrow.
Check out the size of these mushrooms.(Displayed at a little restaurant in Siena)
This is a street in Siena!!!
No shortcuts for Jo!(inside joke)
Yes, we climbed to the top of this!(Panorama del Facciatone)
Looking out a window part way up the staircase - glad we are not claustrophobic!!
Quite a spiral staircase to the very top!
"No sweat, training with Lanae really helps us!"
I made it!
Oh, what a beautiful day!View from the very top, looking over the city of Siena.
Looking way down from the top of"Panorama del Facciatone"
What an amazing view! The Duomo (cathedral) in Siena
Gellato in Siena --Yum!Today, we were up by 7:30 am. and refreshed & ready for our trip to Siena. As it turned out, we ended up taking the "rapido" bus to Siena as suggested by the hotel desk clerk. We were there in just 1 hour! We traveled through countryside with rolling hills, trees, and vineyards. Beautiful! Reminded us of northern California. Just a short 15 minute walk to the center of town....Il Campo. We walked by many stores selling all sorts of goods: food, clothing, souvenirs and many small restaurants. So picturesque with narrow little streets, flower boxes hanging from windows, continual cobblestone streets, and of course your occasional beggar. The highlight of our adventure today was climbing to the very top onto the "Panorama del Facciatone"....and what a climb that was!!! We ascended about 200 stairs spiraling upwards in a very narrow space...pretty crazy, but also fun and very rewarding when reaching the top! So magnificent!! The view was superb...such a clear and warm day (probably in the low 70's). Had lunch in a little cafe' on the Il Campo, and then of course, some Gelato to round out our meal! Back to Florence by 4 pm for a little "R & R" in our room, blogging and then dinner of pizza & salad. It has been another delightful day in Italy! Tomorrow, we are planning to take the train to Pisa and Lucca.....the adventure continues................................arrivederci!!
Thanks for not taking the shortcut Gma Jo! Regan wonders exactly what Gellato is. How much faster was the "rapido" bus? Congrats to making it to the top--good job climbing all those steps. It looks beautiful! Love the scarf!
ReplyDeleteI just caught up on posts from the past few days....you are on a whirlwind adventure and what a grand one at that! It looks like you are having the time of your lives. It is great to see you so both so happy. Sending you lots of love from Texas. Thanks for the blog, it is so kind of you to share with us.
ReplyDeletePS. Our 500 new chicks arrived yesterday...so cute! Also, Avery learned to walk backwards!
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Aims (Kris and Avery)
Regan, so glad yoy are enjoying our blog! Gelato is a really yummy soft serve ice cream that is typical of Italy. I think it has a few less calories than real ice cream....we hope since we are enjoying it sooo much! The "rapido" bus to Siena made no stops on the way, getting us there in about i/2 less time! Enjoy your day. We are heading off on the train today to Pisa & Lucca. More blogging tonight...love you tons
ReplyDeleteAmy, Kris and Avery....So glad to hear all is well in Red Rock and that Avery has learned to walk backwards!! Bless her heart! I bet she loves those little chicks. We are having the time of our lives and are glad we can share some of it with you, other family and friends, by way of this blog. It definitely has been a challenge for me with the slow inet or no inet sometimes. I also haven't figured out why so much space appears between the photos...??? that I then have to delete....Oh well.....Off to another adventure...love you so much!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the sharing. I love the pictures that look down on the roof tops. I am interested to hear how our gelato place in Silver compare to the real thing in Italy. I love that you are off exploring. We are well, enjoying the beautiful fall. Sending love!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates! Wow! You are doing and seeing so much. We received three postcards in the mail today. Thank you!! It is so beautiful there. Thanks for letting us live this adventure with you.
ReplyDeleteLoving vicarious euro tour. Loved the photo of the Mu]]
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