Lisa in Ottawa
500+ Posts
Here I am at the lovely Sant Antonio where many of the posters here and on ST have stayed. Truly a remarkable place. The weather has been spectacular. Warm, bright sunny days and cool evening. Lots of sunshine. No need for that rain jacket I packed but I could have used an extra sweater.
Tuesday is an Italian holiday so everything will be closed. Many Italians have taken a long weekend or the week off. It's very busy. We went to Pienza today and it was a sea of people. Lots of Italians including what looked like a high school soccer team. Hordes of cyclists everywhere. All very keen in their fancy racing outfits. North American cycle groups also wobbling along the roads. The usual Asian tour groups and on it goes. I was a little shocked by how busy it was. But then off the main squares, it quieted right down. We managed to find a lovely trattoria and had a delicious lunch.
Am looking forward to Siena(meeting friends for lunch), Sant Antimo and the gardens of La Foce later in the week.
I wouldn't have known about the last 2 if I hadn't read Pauline's notes and Roz's blog
Grazie
Tuesday is an Italian holiday so everything will be closed. Many Italians have taken a long weekend or the week off. It's very busy. We went to Pienza today and it was a sea of people. Lots of Italians including what looked like a high school soccer team. Hordes of cyclists everywhere. All very keen in their fancy racing outfits. North American cycle groups also wobbling along the roads. The usual Asian tour groups and on it goes. I was a little shocked by how busy it was. But then off the main squares, it quieted right down. We managed to find a lovely trattoria and had a delicious lunch.
Am looking forward to Siena(meeting friends for lunch), Sant Antimo and the gardens of La Foce later in the week.
I wouldn't have known about the last 2 if I hadn't read Pauline's notes and Roz's blog
Grazie
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