After breakfast we drove off on the scenic route to Sienna, through Sangulga in and out and in and out again then.... Sienna was hard to get into, getting there was no problem but trying to find away to find a way to a car park was difficult and then when you did you realised it was very expensive then you reach the inside walls and there's nothing really there.
Sienna also has an interesting centre or piazzo, I’m sure this where they filmed part of Quantum of Solace, here we had to sit on the floor and ate Calzone (although Jo didn’t realise it was stuffed with loads of mushrooms) and later our daily Icecream (there were so many gelato here).
On leaving Sienna we decided to visit a small walled village called Monteriggoni neatly sitting on top of one of the hills. Not a lot to look at, apart from more beautiful scenery, but many tourists drive this way by the bus load. We parked in an almost empty car park and climbed a few lavender aisled steps to get to the entrance. Nothing else to do but eat, so after looking at a light menu we decided to eat in one restaurant but were faced with a menu that was three times the price and decided to leave just as they were about to present us with a flute of sparkling wine. After relaxing from a slight panic attack and hunger we decided to sit at a more relaxed dinning area. The staff were really friendly (not like the snooty waiter in the one we had just left) and they fed us lasagne and Sausage and Beans, were not talking tinned beans these were beautiful cooked fresh mmmmm. Followed by the best Panna Cotta I’ve ever had.
Then our 40minute straightforward drive back turned into a we don’t remember where we are staying, so going from village to village in the dark, having lots of shouting, crying, adding Google maps to the phone, we arrived safely back 2 and half hours later. Another early night gone.
The cathedral has amazing features, a zebra like interior, with lots of marbled flooring of religious scenes. There’s a library with a beautifully painted frieze and large books incased in glass with beautiful artwork.
Sienna also has an interesting centre or piazzo, I’m sure this where they filmed part of Quantum of Solace, here we had to sit on the floor and ate Calzone (although Jo didn’t realise it was stuffed with loads of mushrooms) and later our daily Icecream (there were so many gelato here).
On leaving Sienna we decided to visit a small walled village called Monteriggoni neatly sitting on top of one of the hills. Not a lot to look at, apart from more beautiful scenery, but many tourists drive this way by the bus load. We parked in an almost empty car park and climbed a few lavender aisled steps to get to the entrance. Nothing else to do but eat, so after looking at a light menu we decided to eat in one restaurant but were faced with a menu that was three times the price and decided to leave just as they were about to present us with a flute of sparkling wine. After relaxing from a slight panic attack and hunger we decided to sit at a more relaxed dinning area. The staff were really friendly (not like the snooty waiter in the one we had just left) and they fed us lasagne and Sausage and Beans, were not talking tinned beans these were beautiful cooked fresh mmmmm. Followed by the best Panna Cotta I’ve ever had.
Then our 40minute straightforward drive back turned into a we don’t remember where we are staying, so going from village to village in the dark, having lots of shouting, crying, adding Google maps to the phone, we arrived safely back 2 and half hours later. Another early night gone.
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