Saturday, July 2, 2011

Italy Day Six: Siena and Montecatini Terme

On this day we left our hotel in Chianciano and rode to Siena for part of the day. Highlights there included the main square, called the Piazza del Campo, and the Cathedral of Siena.




Later in the afternoon, we left Siena and continued to Montecatini Terme, another small city in Tuscany. We stayed at our hotel, the Ercolini & Savi Hotel, for four nights, which I believe was the longest that we stayed at any of our hotels. Staying there for a few days was nice because I felt more settled than when we stayed places for only two nights.


We did not do too much in the city itself, but mainly used it as a base for our day trips for the next few days. Nevertheless, we did walk around some when we first arrived, and I bought a couple of scarves at one of the markets. Also after dinners at that hotel (which were some of my favorite meals), many of us often went to an outdoor gelateria only a few minutes away to take advantage of the free wifi since it was not free at our hotel. Only a few people had brought their laptops with them so we had to take turns. During those nights at the gelateria, I was usually pretty tired from our long day and almost ready to go to bed (by the time dinner was finished it was after 9 o'clock). Looking back though, the gelateria really was an enjoyable little place to spend time at night with my friends :) Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of it, but you can find them on Facebook - and should check them out if you're ever in Montecatini.

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