The planned 1 day of rest and sightseeing in Siena quickly turned into 2 after we looked at the weather report. Although we didn’t actually get a lot of sightseeing done.
Day 1, Sunday – cool but ok.
Wandered the streets for a while venturing left and right down side streets. Bought our pass for all the monuments for the Duomo including the impressive museum and started there. Had a fantastic late lunch at Osteria Babazuf then relaxed/ slept the rest of day. The pistachio cheesecake with lunch was one of the tastiest desserts I have ever had. We didn’t even venture out for dinner.
Day 2, Monday – brutal! We had been paying attention to the weather reports: possibility of storms, hail, downpours. Decided not to walk. In the end that was a very wise decision. It rained most of the day and it was COLD. Icy cold. We continued to see all the attractions of our Duomo pass, did our laundry (machine washed clothes – such joy!) and again had a late delicious lunch. I suggested that we have a bit of a wander of street sights but quickly abandoned that thought. It felt close to freezing. Returned to our lovely warm comfy B&B and hibernated. Again, didn’t even leave for dinner. So cold outside.
stay: B&B Le camere di Livia. So warm and comfy. A beautiful place made even better by being on the ground floor!
Canasta progress: Richo now up 4 games to 1 (but it was very close).
The pellegrini francese and danese will now have left us far behind.
Back to walking again tomorrow.
13 more days to Roma. Hoping that the weather warms a bit.
Richo and DC 