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We take a day trip to Monteriggioni, Siena and San Gimignano.
Monteriggioni (can I resist? The Full Monte) Okay, I took a picture of a poster. |
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The ramparts of Monteriggioni. Norman, Bruce, Barry and Elspeth. |
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I didn't see a single cat in Florence or Venice, but there were several in Monteriggioni. |
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A city gate. |
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On to Siena
Inside the stunning Siena Duomo. |
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The Cathedral is filled everywhere with wonderful mosaics. |
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Under the dome at the Cathedral |
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Marketry panels in the Cathedral |
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A far from modest organ |
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in the cathedral library |
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Me in the cathedral library, filled with amazing illuminated music manuscripts. |
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The amazing streets of Siena... |
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...down towards the Piazza del Campo |
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...in the rain.... |
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...and it goes out here. |
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Now we move on to San Gimignano, city of towers.
Doreen and Elspeth. |
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Doreen and Barry go for the award-winning (and therefore more expensive, with a line-up) Gelateria Dondoli |
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Norman and Elspeth on the ramparts of San Gimignano |
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Casa Emma, the one winery of the day, for our wine aficionados |
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Our Day in Venice, where we hook up with Pat and Sigrid.
By chance, my brother and sister-in-law, who live in Germany, are in Venice this week for a conference. I stand at the back of Vaporetto #2 (click click click) all the way from Santa Lucia Railway Station to the San Marco stop at the other end of the Grand Canal. |
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Yes, gondolier and gondola. Sigh.... |
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