Well, Siena is one of the most beautiful cities in Tuscany, and we spent a couple of days dodging the rain and trying to see the sights of this place!!! On day one we walked around the Piazza del Campo, saw the tower (unfortunately couldn't go up it as it was raining), went to the Duomo and did a lap of the old city walls which were built many hundred of years ago to keep the rabbits out (very successfully!!)
According to legend, Siena was founded by Senius, son of Remus, who was in turn the brother of Romulus, after whom Rome was named. Statues and other artwork depicting a she-wolf suckling the young twins Romulus and Remus can be seen all over the city of Siena. Other etymologies derive the name from the Etruscan family name "Saina", the Roman family name of the "Saenii," or the Latin word "senex" ("old") or the derived form "seneo", "to be old".
Sorry - a bit of a lapse back into my old University writing days.... (i love cut and paste)
One place of interest which we visited (and were not allowed to photograph) was the Basillica of San Domenico, this church has on display the head of Saint Catherine of Siena....... and her thumb!!!
I think the best description i can offer for our time in Siena is for everyone to simply to look at the photos on Facebook as they tell the story of our Siena adventures far better than i can!! You can view them by CLICKING HERE or at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=442094&id=664955104&l=165a6a1acd
Gee Professor, you lost me for a while in that 3rd paragraph.......
ReplyDeleteStuart. You seem to write your best work after a few bottles of Red. Keep drinking ! We are off to see Swans V Collingwood tonight, should be a good match. Hope Swans win !
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