Beautiful Siena

From March, 2018 It has been wonderful to have lovely side-trips both for work and play during this Fulbright in Italy. Mark and I went to Siena—a Tuscan medieval hill town—when he was here over spring break in March. He had never been to the city and I had a whirlwind trip here in 2017 to run seminars for faculty and Students at the University of Siena and truly didn’t have time to appreciate this gem. Laura in the Piazza Looking down the street toward the piazza. Piazza Il Campo where the Palio horse race is run. Mark, being an expert travel planner, found a gorgeous B&B with a terrace overlooking the Piazza Il Campo. We enjoyed watching the bustle in the center of Siena both day and night. We also enjoyed sunshine and good weather after a very rainy stay in Florence (Firenze) on the same trip. The view from our lovely terrace and B&B. Finally, we had amazing meals! We got great advice from our B&B host and friend, Monica ...