I’m on my way to Siena from Florence and I’m in a kind of a stupor. I don’t quite have a hangover, but I’m really very tired. I have one more week of checking out all the bars and pubs and then I’ll sleep for a week!

When I arrived to Siena, I took a little power nap on a park bench in an attempt to gain some much needed vitality. I only slept for 15 minutes, but that was enough for me to feel all refreshed. Sienna is really very pretty, I enjoyed strolling around the narrow streets and grabbing a quick lunch at an outdoor cafe. Then checking out Piazza del Campo, which has been described as the most beautiful main square on the continent. I wouldn’t go that far with my description, but it is pretty stunning. I saw more Cathedrals, Italy must have the best Cathedrals in the world. The is one here in Sienna in which Wagner, when he first caught a glimpse, began to cry, it’s the Siena Cathedral, that’s just how beautiful it is.

The Stadio Comunale Artemio Franchi is located right next to the bus station and weirdly, you can just walk around it for free. I imagined seeing AC Milan playing here, and got all kinds of goose-bumps. Siena was really worth the visit and I would’ve liked to have spent the night there, but I decided to drive back my Florence hotel. When I got back to Florence, I purchased a train ticket to France. I managed to find a regional route that would save my 20 pounds. I would have to change a few times, go via Bolongna and it will take 90 minutes longer, but it feel saving 20 pounds is worth it.

I then spent the 20 pounds I just saved, plus another 10 on a v-neck blue jumper. It’s getting quite nippy at night, and I didn’t pack any warm clothes. France in late November will be a blast. But, for now, my agenda for the night is to stay awake long enough for me to swim and give a Turkish bath a try, but even before I do that, I’m going to grab a salami and pepper pizza at this canteen just down the street from my Florence hotel. I really like Florence, but with all the day trips I’ve been taking, I actually haven’t seen much of it. But, all this does is give me a good reason to come back to Tuscany again.

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