Italy 2018 Travelogue Posts Recap
Yesterday I finally published the last entry in my series of travelogue posts that chronicled my trip to Italy last year with my parents. For…
Venice 2018: Transit and Arrival
From Siena my parents and I took a bus through the rainy Tuscan hill country back to Florence and there we boarded a train headed…
Siena 2018: A Final Walk Around Town
We had a little bit of time before leaving Siena so we did one last walk around the historic core of the city. The rain…
Siena 2018: Breakfast Pastries at Nannini
The next morning we packed our bags and then went out for breakfast at a nearby pastry shop called Nannini. I don’t remember what the…
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Siena 2018: Dinner at Antica Trattoria Papei
For dinner that night we were having a little trouble deciding where to go. If the weather had been better we might have splurged on…
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Siena 2018: On Top Of The Cathedral
As part of your entry into the Siena Cathedral Museum you can step out onto the unfinished new front facade of the church, called the…
Siena 2018: Cathedral Museum
We stepped out of the cathedral to find the rain was still coming down, but we didn’t have to go far to reach our next…
Siena 2018: Piccolomini Library
Connected to the main part of the Siena Cathedral is the Piccolomini Library. This room has choir books lining the walls at eye-level and higher…
Siena 2018: Inside the Cathedral
When you step inside the Siena Cathedral one of the first things that will probably catch your eye are the mosaics on the floors. These…
Siena 2018: Outside the Cathedral
The Siena Cathedral is conveniently only about 500 feet (152 meters) from Il Campo and although the cathedral is at the top of the hill…
