Let's face it,
As fun as elementary school excursions to Brookfield Zoo & the Shed Aquarium were,
Italian field trips in Tuscany take the cake.
Itinerary for the day:
Siena & San Gimignano
The rain cleared to blue skies in perfect time for our early morning Friday departure. We all boarded buses for the hour ride through the Chianti region to Siena. The view from the bus window was exactly what you see in pictures of wine country-
hills, wine vineyards, narrow trees,
& shuttered houses nuzzled in between.
First on schedule was a tour of Siena from the cutest native.
She led us through the maze of streets (I would get so lost!), a mammoth marble church, and a giant square (where thousands of people crowd when a horse race is held two times per year- it dates back to Medieval times)
It surprised me how different the ancient town is from Florence. A powerful town back in the day, Siena's brick buildings climb and fall with the rolling Tuscan hills.
After the tour, we tried a typical dessert called frittele. More or less they were fried rice balls.
Interesting sounding; scrumptious tasting.
And only 1 euro for 4, how could the fat kid in all of us not pass them up?
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| best bottle of wine! |
You know those few moments that will be frozen in your mind forever? Moments that are so picturesque, so perfect that you know the mental movie will replay as clear as glass in ten years?
Welcome to the moment titled:
A Wall in Siena
Staring: Me (duhh!), some great friends, a couple of the best bottles of wine (one which tasted a tad blueberryish), a stone wall overlooking the hills, and a Tuscan view worthy of an actual movie.
Plot: sitting under the blue Tuscan sky, overlooking the hills, brick buildings behind us, sipping our wine out of plastic cups, talking, & laughing
Next stop, San Gimignano
(never able to remember the name we referred to as San Jimmy John’s all day hah)
It is a smaller Tuscan town in the heart of Tuscany, situated up in the hills. The quintessential view of Tuscan hills and vineyards was more picturesque than Siena
(didn’t know that was possible, but so charming)
Our time in the town was spent smiling for many pictures
How could we not? The perfect weather and view set the ground for pictures so pretty we now seem photo-shopped in.
We explored the hilly streets for a little then…
gelato :)
Not just any gelato, this gelato was the best I have ever had. And for anyone that knows me, that’s saying a lot…
I’m a bit of an ice cream devotee.
My flavor choices- vanilla and chocolate chip.
Yum yumm yummm
It’s probably good that particular gelateria is in San Gimignano, the fat kid in me would come out a little too much otherwise.
Best field trip ever.
Nothing could compare to the wonderful day we had.
Tuscan hills, draw-dropping views,
great wine, great food, great friends.
Love,
Kelsey
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