Rain, rain, go away! The rain finally stopped this morning in Siena a while after we arrived this morning. We were soaked, but it ended up being a fun visit. We started the trip at the Church of San Domenico. This church is also the Basilica of St. Catherine. In it we saw not only a lot of paintings hanging on the walls, but also a crypt that has St. Catherine’s head preserved as well as one of her fingers. I’m still not sure what to think of those … 😉
The rest of Siena was fun and we saw several gorgeous frescoes in the Cathedral as well as some phenomenal sculptures (the Donatello one was great). After we finished the majority of the day in Siena, we spent a couple of hours at San Gimignano. The city is notable for anything, other than some great wines, a bunch of touristy shops, and again, some great wines.
Perhaps the most telling way to see the fun stuff from today is to look at the gallery. I put comments on each picture if you click on the info tab. Enjoy!
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