Made it to Siena

I am sitting in an internet cafe instead of going to dinner because we needed to make reservations for one of the museums in Rome, and it was on the way. My decision to have us stay slightly out of the center was probably not a great one. It's a 20 minute hike slightly uphill to the center of town. The place we're staying is beautiful though. I'll probably be able to upload some pictures from this cafe...hopefully. We have a gorgeous view out of our window of the town and down hill to the valley. It's impressive.

Florence was wonderful. Didn't make it to the chocolate place...some things are closed on sunday and some are open...chocolate shops are not...so plans to get Amadei chocolate will have to change. We went to the Uffizi Gallery where I was overloaded on art. Discovered that I really like some of Boticelli's work, especially the birth of Venus (which everyone likes) . See above.

I still have not found leather boots, but I have not given up hope. In other news, I think we are going to rent a Smart car on Wednesday and go exploring the hill towns of Tuscany. The sights of Siena can be done in a day or less...it's just a good city to explore, quiet and hopefully relaxing.

Ciao