Siena Part 1

Today we got up to overcast skies and potential rain, but no thunderstorms called for so off we went to Siena! First up was finding parking which was a little crazy as it was so busy! This is definitely the busiest city we have visited. There were so many people everywhere! We found parking and headed off to check out the market that was happening this morning and it was huge! Probably bigger than Arezzo! It took us all morning to explore and see all the things. They had a bigger food and produce section, a big section of plants, and then of course all the textiles and home goods. Their things were much nicer than the other markets, if I was in a buying mood I might have gotten a few things! It did start raining on us, but it was just light rain and we had our umbrellas and stayed dry. The rain only lasted about an hour and then the skies cleared up off and on the rest of the time we were there.

After the market it was on to lunch which was a place that just makes Pici pasta so we got some to go and sat in the giant square in the center of the city. The whole thing is a half circle slanted down towards the center on the one side. There is also a fancy fountain just kind of on one side randomly. It was fun sitting and watching all the things and the pasta was pretty good. This is the second time we have had it and I don’t know that it’s my favorite, but pasta is pasta and I will eat it!

Then more wanders around town. We had gone by this square before lunch that had all these cars with taped things on the top and we were like what is that?!? After lunch we walked by again and there were all these young guys on top of the cars singing and yelling things at the window across from them. No clue what they were saying or what was going on, but we saw the guys afterwards wearing purple capes and hats and their families hugging and congratulating them so something was happening. I tried looking it up but couldn’t find anything, but it was fun regardless.Leggi altro