October 14th, 2003 by alephnaught
San Gimignano, Monteriggioni and Siena
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We woke up very early and had a shower and breakfast. Aviva’s legs and my back are still sore – just too much walking on stone surfaces for our old bodies I suppose.
The weather for our trip has been superb, as its been in the 70s and sunny every day. Diet Coke is called Coke Light in Europe, and I think its a little sweeter here than in the U.S.
We drove out to San Gimignano, one of the small hill towns north of Siena.
San Gimignano is known best for its towers – it once had over 70 but now has 14 left standing.
The Collegiata was wonderful (its not a Duomo because there’s no bishop there anymore). The entire inside is fresco. One particular wall is interesting as it depicts hell.
We also visited the museums in San Gimignano – one is famous for its frescoes which depict the marriage of two people in a very secular fashion.
We then walked back to our car (after a gellato). I took a picture of San Gimignano as we left.
We drove out of San Gimignano and through Colle di Val d’Elsa. We only stopped long enough to take a picture because it was after 4P and we wanted to make sure to reach Siena before dark (we’ve had enough issues with driving…).
Then, we drove to Monteriggioni, the hill town with the best-preserved walls in Tuscany. It was a northern defensive outpost for Siena during its wars with Florence.
We got back to Siena without incident (perhaps the first time we’ve been able to do that). We’re now repacking in preparation for the drive to Bologna and my departure in a couple of days. My back is slightly better now, and Aviva’s feet don’t hurt as badly.
We ate dinner in the hotel at their newly remodelled restaraunt, Il Capriccio. Its named after a set of images by Da Vinci that the owner of the hotel actually owns – one of the images is on the business card (the original by Da Vinci wasn’t colored). The food was quite good.
We slept soundly after rearranging our books and souvenirs.
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Unchanged: We woke up very early and had a shower and breakfast. Aviva's legs and my back are still sore - just too much walking on stone surfaces for our old bodies I suppose. | Unchanged: We woke up very early and had a shower and breakfast. Aviva's legs and my back are still sore - just too much walking on stone surfaces for our old bodies I suppose. | ||
Unchanged: The weather for our trip has been superb, as its been in the 70s and sunny every day. Diet Coke is called Coke Light in Europe, and I think its a little sweeter here than in the U.S. | Unchanged: The weather for our trip has been superb, as its been in the 70s and sunny every day. Diet Coke is called Coke Light in Europe, and I think its a little sweeter here than in the U.S. | ||
Unchanged: We drove out to San Gimignano, one of the small hill towns north of Siena. | Unchanged: We drove out to San Gimignano, one of the small hill towns north of Siena. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoEntry.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4321" title="Aviva in front of the entrance to San Gimignano that we used" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoEntry- 225x300.jpg" alt="Aviva in front of the entrance to San Gimignano that we used" width="225" height="300" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoEntry.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4321" title="Aviva in front of the entrance to San Gimignano that we used" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoEntry- 225x300.jpg" alt="Aviva in front of the entrance to San Gimignano that we used" width="225" height="300" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: San Gimignano is known best for its towers - it once had over 70 but now has 14 left standing. | Unchanged: San Gimignano is known best for its towers - it once had over 70 but now has 14 left standing. | ||
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Unchanged: The <a id="Collegiata" name="Collegiata" ></a>Collegiata was wonderful (its not a Duomo because there's no bishop there anymore). The entire inside is fresco. One particular wall is interesting as it depicts hell. | Unchanged: The <a id="Collegiata" name="Collegiata" ></a>Collegiata was wonderful (its not a Duomo because there's no bishop there anymore). The entire inside is fresco. One particular wall is interesting as it depicts hell. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoCollegiata.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4319" title="The facade of the Collegiata" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoCollegiata- 300x225.jpg" alt="The facade of the Collegiata" width="300" height="225" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoCollegiata.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4319" title="The facade of the Collegiata" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoCollegiata- 300x225.jpg" alt="The facade of the Collegiata" width="300" height="225" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TheTorturesOfHell.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4323" title="The Tortures of Hell from a fresco inside the Collegiata" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TheTorturesOfHell- 215x300.jpg" alt="The Tortures of Hell from a fresco inside the Collegiata" width="215" height="300" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TheTorturesOfHell.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4323" title="The Tortures of Hell from a fresco inside the Collegiata" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TheTorturesOfHell- 215x300.jpg" alt="The Tortures of Hell from a fresco inside the Collegiata" width="215" height="300" /></a> | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketCollegiataFront.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4325" title="The ticket for the Collegiata (front)" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketCollegiataFront.jpg" alt="The ticket for the Collegiata (front)" width="128" height="275" /></a></td> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketCollegiataFront.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4325" title="The ticket for the Collegiata (front)" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketCollegiataFront.jpg" alt="The ticket for the Collegiata (front)" width="128" height="275" /></a></td> | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketCollegiataBack.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4324" title="The ticket for the Collegiata (back)" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketCollegiataBack.jpg" alt="The ticket for the Collegiata (back)" width="127" height="289" /></a></td> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketCollegiataBack.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4324" title="The ticket for the Collegiata (back)" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketCollegiataBack.jpg" alt="The ticket for the Collegiata (back)" width="127" height="289" /></a></td> | ||
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Unchanged: We also visited the <a id="Pinacoteca" name="Pinacoteca" ></a>museums in San Gimignano - one is famous for its frescoes which depict the marriage of two people in a very secular fashion. | Unchanged: We also visited the <a id="Pinacoteca" name="Pinacoteca" ></a>museums in San Gimignano - one is famous for its frescoes which depict the marriage of two people in a very secular fashion. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ GliSposiAlBagno.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4318" title="A fresco of the newly-married couple sharing a bath" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/GliSposiAlBagno- 300x211.jpg" alt="A fresco of the newly-married couple sharing a bath" width="300" height="211" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ GliSposiAlBagno.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4318" title="A fresco of the newly-married couple sharing a bath" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/GliSposiAlBagno- 300x211.jpg" alt="A fresco of the newly-married couple sharing a bath" width="300" height="211" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketMuseos.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4326" title="One ticket gets you into most of the museums in San Gimigano" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketMuseos- 300x180.jpg" alt="One ticket gets you into most of the museums in San Gimigano" width="300" height="180" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ TicketMuseos.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4326" title="One ticket gets you into most of the museums in San Gimigano" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/TicketMuseos- 300x180.jpg" alt="One ticket gets you into most of the museums in San Gimigano" width="300" height="180" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: We then walked back to our car (after a gellato). I took a picture of San Gimignano as we left. | Unchanged: We then walked back to our car (after a gellato). I took a picture of San Gimignano as we left. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoDistant.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4320" title="San Gimignano from a distance" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoDistant- 300x225.jpg" alt="San Gimignano from a distance" width="300" height="225" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ SanGimignanoDistant.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4320" title="San Gimignano from a distance" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/SanGimignanoDistant- 300x225.jpg" alt="San Gimignano from a distance" width="300" height="225" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: We drove out of San Gimignano and through Colle di Val d'Elsa<a id="CollediValdElsa" name="CollediValdElsa"></a>. We only stopped long enough to take a picture because it was after 4P and we wanted to make sure to reach Siena before dark (we've had enough issues with driving...). | Unchanged: We drove out of San Gimignano and through Colle di Val d'Elsa<a id="CollediValdElsa" name="CollediValdElsa"></a>. We only stopped long enough to take a picture because it was after 4P and we wanted to make sure to reach Siena before dark (we've had enough issues with driving...). | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ ColleDiValDElsa.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4329" title="The corner wall of Colle di Val d'Elsa" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/ColleDiValDElsa- 300x181.jpg" alt="The corner wall of Colle di Val d'Elsa" width="300" height="181" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ ColleDiValDElsa.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4329" title="The corner wall of Colle di Val d'Elsa" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/ColleDiValDElsa- 300x181.jpg" alt="The corner wall of Colle di Val d'Elsa" width="300" height="181" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: Then, we drove to Monteriggioni<a id="Monteriggioni" name="Monteriggioni"></a>, the hill town with the best-preserved walls in Tuscany. It was a northern defensive outpost for Siena during its wars with Florence. | Unchanged: Then, we drove to Monteriggioni<a id="Monteriggioni" name="Monteriggioni"></a>, the hill town with the best-preserved walls in Tuscany. It was a northern defensive outpost for Siena during its wars with Florence. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniWalls.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4332" title="The walls as we climbed up to Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniWalls- 300x225.jpg" alt="The walls as we climbed up to Monteriggioni" width="300" height="225" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniWalls.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4332" title="The walls as we climbed up to Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniWalls- 300x225.jpg" alt="The walls as we climbed up to Monteriggioni" width="300" height="225" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniTower1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4331" title="One of the towers of Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniTower1- 225x300.jpg" alt="One of the towers of Monteriggioni" width="225" height="300" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniTower1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4331" title="One of the towers of Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniTower1- 225x300.jpg" alt="One of the towers of Monteriggioni" width="225" height="300" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniChurch.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4330" title="The church in Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniChurch- 225x300.jpg" alt="The church in Monteriggioni" width="225" height="300" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ MonteriggioniChurch.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4330" title="The church in Monteriggioni" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/MonteriggioniChurch- 225x300.jpg" alt="The church in Monteriggioni" width="225" height="300" /></a> | ||
Unchanged: We got back to Siena without incident (perhaps the first time we've been able to do that). We're now repacking in preparation for the drive to Bologna and my departure in a couple of days. My back is slightly better now, and Aviva's feet don't hurt as badly. | Unchanged: We got back to Siena without incident (perhaps the first time we've been able to do that). We're now repacking in preparation for the drive to Bologna and my departure in a couple of days. My back is slightly better now, and Aviva's feet don't hurt as badly. | ||
Unchanged: We ate dinner in the hotel at their newly remodelled restaraunt, Il Capriccio. Its named after a set of images by Da Vinci that the owner of the hotel actually owns - one of the images is on the business card (the original by Da Vinci wasn't colored). The food was quite good. | Unchanged: We ate dinner in the hotel at their newly remodelled restaraunt, Il Capriccio. Its named after a set of images by Da Vinci that the owner of the hotel actually owns - one of the images is on the business card (the original by Da Vinci wasn't colored). The food was quite good. | ||
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Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ IlCapriccio.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4333" title="The business card for the hotel's restaraunt" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/IlCapriccio.jpg" alt="The business card for the hotel's restaraunt" width="251" height="139" /></a> | Unchanged: <a href="http:// www.alephnaught.com/Blog/ wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ IlCapriccio.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-4333" title="The business card for the hotel's restaraunt" src="http://www.alephnaught.com/ Blog/wp-content/ uploads/2010/ 07/IlCapriccio.jpg" alt="The business card for the hotel's restaraunt" width="251" height="139" /></a> | ||
Deleted: We slept soundly after rearranging our books and souvenirs. | Added: We slept soundly after rearranging our books and souvenirs. |
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