Safe in the Arms of Love

One day during our Italy trip, we "kids" decided to go explore Siena.  Siena is only about 30 miles from Radda, but because of all the hills, twists, and turns, it took us an hour. 

Exploring this ancient city was so amazing.  Just like all the other towns, the main square is at the top of the city, so we spent a lot of time conquering hills.  (I appreciated all the hill walking because let me tell ya, that pasta was starting to get to my butt.) 

Standing outside the city gates, I had to take a picture of the skyline. 
The tall steeple is the Duomo.



The Duomo (Cathedral) in Siena is made of all marble and is in itself an amazing piece of art.  We toured it, and I want to dedicate a post soley to the Duomo.  So, all the following pictures are just snapshots of how we spent the rest of our time in Siena.



I literally had to push my way through a group of TRAVELING TOURISTS to get this shot.
I loved the Siena skyline.

The streets in Siena were incredibly steep.  Can you spot Lauren
in the background? 

Okay, so I have been keeping a secret from you.  I've been telling you about all the wonderful trips we went on in Italy, but I haven't said anything about actually getting there.  Because the trips were so hilly and twisty, I got sick on every car ride.  I would take motion sickness medicine, but it made me really drowsy.  I tried to suffer through, but I would get to a new town and feel drunk--even though I'd had nothing to drink.  So, once we got to Siena, I caved and went to a pharmacy to get better motion sickness medicine.  In the below picture, I'm really trying to play it cool, but I was feeling so sick it wasn't even funny.  Check out how pale I look!





Found the gelato.  I love how they display the cones!

My sweet Hubs enjoying some sweet sweet gelato.

We spent quite a while people watching in the Piazza del Campo.  My hubs even took a nap in the Piazza.  I had to laugh because, can you imagine napping in the center of Downtown Dallas?  How long do you think it would take for a) someone to steal your stuff or b) a cop to wake you up and tell you to move along (because you look homeless)? 

How can you not admire the Italians for their love of taking things easy?  Everyone was so relaxed just walking around the Piazza, enjoying wine (Chianti), carbs, and the company of others.

The Hubs in Piazza del Campo

Typical.  We loved all the Vespas.

Because we were there over Thanksgiving, the towns were decorating for Christmas. 
Notice all the tourists behind me?

My favorite shot of Siena.

Eating gelato....again.

We found the Futbol Stadium.  They were preparing for a big game that night.

Gosh, when can I go back?