Today, 10/21/12, we drove to the medieval, walled city of Siena.After spending an hour figuring out where to park and how to get in (not knowing the language is tough), we toured the Casa di Santa Caterina dating back to the 1300’s, then wandered the narrow brick streets absorbing the blend of long, long past and present . At the center/the heart of the ancient city is the Piazza del Campo. We stopped for lunch at one of the small alfresco cafés eating paninis and sipping Chianti while studying the amazing architecture of the piazza. The piazza is crafted like a huge scallop shell with white marble stripes separating nine large wedges of herringbone patterned brick. This giant shell is surrounded by small shops and restaurants with the beautiful ancient government buildings at the bottom. They now house the Museo Civica – Civic Museum . A lot crammed into a very small space

Arrivederci,

Charli & Tom