missed posting on here last night as was feeling a bit aggrieved by the treatment of visitors by the uffizi staff. i got caught in a war of words between the girls who keep your bags and the guy who checks them on the x-ray machine. being honest meant my water bottle (not bothered) and my folding scissors (practically an heirloom!) ended up in the bin! despite that the botticellis were superb and calmed me down no end.
florence itself i didn't find that exciting to wander around but today in siena all that was forgotten. a lovely city and a big surprise to find the palio is like one enormous raked stage. we ate overlooking it and people watched to our hearts delight! then off to the duomo and the museum opposite which has marvelous frescoes.
advice for car drivers: leave your car in the underground car park at the station and take the bus into town. 95 centimes each way for the bus (buy at any tabac shop) and 2 euros for about five hours parking...brilliant!
home by way of san gimignano and on through the glorious tuscan landscape.
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