We loved Siena. The drive from Castellina was about 14km but the drive was up and down, winding and along the ridges of the hilltops. The roadsigns were quite easy to read and we followed the bullseye symbol to the “centro” of town. We had the Midas touch for our entire trip, especially when it came to finding a parking space. Siena is made up of a network of narrow streets and alleyways around the fanshaped Piazza del Campo. We had fun exploring the city and we found the “head” of St. Catherine of Siena. This was one of my quests, as we had to find my friends patron saint. We found it on the alter of Santo Domingo church. It was so gross to see the head in a glass box and it never decomposed. The rooftops and the red tiled building were very beautiful. We ate italian ice cream and drank caffe lattes. We went for the sights not the shopping. The city was medieval from the 12th century.
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Check out the dark sky. I don’t think we realized that the weather was so nasty when we were there.