Drove into the Tuscan countryside today past endless fields of sunflowers, lemon and orange groves and some llamas to Siena today. Siena is a gorgeous russet red and orange gold colour which makes everything look like its on fire.
The hugely tall medieval walls and the rabbit warren lanes lead you into the main square il campo
where everyone sits,sunbathes and watches everyone else doing the same thing.
Walking around you see Siena is famous for it's annual horse race which they call the palio in July and August where jockeys ride horses bareback around the campo 3 times i saw this pic in a shop window
the riders must have fallen off but you get the idea that it must be completely mental.
In the backstreets away from the hub we found the hugest slices of margherita pizza for 1.50 and even bigger mint chocolate ice creams which we ate standing up outside with all the italian students.
Also loved the liquorice allsort campanile tower behind the cathedral.
(Mat Stat - you have to take 5 escalators to reach siena)
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