Wednesday, June 4, 2008

San Gimingano and Sienna

Yesterday (Tuesday) we took a charter bus to San Gimingano and Sienna. We left early in the morning so we could spend a full day there. We took a city tour of San Gimingano and saw the church, the town hall, the main piazza, and the Duomo (the Collegiata). It was a nice little city, but there was not much to do. We then went to on to Sienna were we saw the Santa Marie De La Scala which was the first public hospital in Europe. Right across the street, we visited the Santa Maria Assunta. We had some free time in Sienna, so we went and got gelato at the same place Robin William does when he is in Sienna. The owner of the gelateria has even been flown to the USA to serve his gelato to Hilary Clinton when Bill Clinton was President. We walked around for a little bit more, then visited St. Catherine's church. Inside they had her finger in a bronze cast. It was kinda sick. We came back and continued our Indiana Jones marathon with the 2nd movie.
Today, we had a "Taste of Italy" for lunch. They gave us different antipastas (appetizers). They served some really good things, such as tomato on tuscan bread, cheese and pear, and risotto. We also had some not so good things. I decided to be adventurous and tried chicken liver, which was on a piece of bread. and also mushrooms, also on a piece of bread. sick sick sick. But i finally was able to eat Tarimisu! that is one of the main foods i have been searching for to try here and i have to say, it was delicious! :)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

lol, you trying liver, and with mushrooms on top of that! I'm so proud of you! :D But, yes, liver is sick to me, too. Thank you, it really helps me feel close to be able to share in your experiences this way.

Mommy