Cathedrals

Leave Florence, arrive in Siena
We got up early, showered, had breakfast, and went to the train station. We got the 10:40A train to Siena. We arrived and found our hotel, Hotel Duomo. Its inexpensive, the rooms are reasonable size with a reasonable, workable bathroom, but no internet access; it turns out wireless doesn’t work well through thick stone walls, […]
Posted in Florence, italy, Siena, Travel - Foreign, Tags: Cathedrals, duomo, Italy 2009, Pinturicchio, Siena

May 15th, 2007 by alephnaught
Orvieto and arrival in Florence
Since we leave Roma today, its time to reflect a litte. Aviva said at one point that Rome is beautiful but messy, which captures well the feeling of the place. At one point on Capitoline hill (it was 11:30A), all the bells in Roma seemed to be chiming at once, making a wonderful racket. Its […]
Posted in Florence, italy, Orvieto, Travel - Foreign, Tags: Cathedrals, duomo, italy, Orvieto, Rome, Rome and Florence 2007
March 23rd, 2009 by alephnaught