Siena

Today we took the train to Siena! Unfortunately, when we woke up this morning it was raining very hard and there was sporadic thunder and lightning. Lots of adventure ahead! When we arrived in Siena, we took a bus in hopes of arriving at the Campo where they hold horse races twice a year. We got a bit confused and took the bus somewhere unknown. We were lost and it was pouring!! Luckily we got on another bus andcwere able to get to where we wanted to go. The campo was very neat. There was a track around a center space where all the spectators would stand during a race. Around the track were a bunch if stores and restaurants. We decided to go into a pizza place for lunch and to get warmed up. When we came out it had stopped raining and the sun was shining! We went to the Duomo (cathedral) and bought a pass which would allow us to see a museum, a mosselium, and the Duomo and climb up a tower. We went to the museum first. It was filled with sculptures of apostles, paintings and neat pieces from history. We both agreed it was the best museum we had seen so far. We then climbed up the tower and saw the most beautiful view of Siena. It is a very pretty medeival town. We then went to the recently discovered mosoleum and the Duomo. Both were very cool. The church had amazing paintings and 3 organs! After all of this adventuring we walked through Siena, and back to the train station. We had a lovely pasta dinner back in Florence and now here we are. I am sitting in the public area of our hotel, which is very nice. We have had so many amazing adventures!