Sunday, February 14, 2010

Beautiful Siena

We took our first day trip, and decided on Siena because it is a beautiful, easy to get to, and small. I took a bunch of pictures, keeping in mind that my dad wants to see more architecture. Here you go!

We took Trenitalia.

As soon as we got to the Piazza del Campo, we saw a ton of people lining up in this little log cabin stand. They were all getting this amazing fried dessert treat. It was a fresher, less dense, and overall much better version of the fritelle di riso treat I ate here.

Beautiful fountain.

This is the Siena Cathedral. Reminded me of the the Basilica of Santa Croce (this one is much more elaborate).

Inside.

We climbed up 131 (narrow) stairs at the Museo Dell'Opera Del Duomo to get up to the top, overlooking the entire city. Amazing.

Che carino!

And because no post is complete without food, here are some food pictures!

Gorgeous fruit.

We took a train back to Florence, ate dinner, and I got this yummy lasanga al bolognese
Lasagna here is a little different than back at home. Instead of ricotta, they use a bechamel sauce. It's very good, but a little too rich in my opinion.

Siena is a beautiful place and I highly suggest it as a day trip for anyone visiting Italy.

Ciao!

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