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Today we drove to this little town that has a waterfall. The kids swam in the river and really had a great time. The water farther down the trail was so blue. John did his trip split and we have the picture to prove it.

John and I left after a while because they were going to hike some more. We went back and I took another nap-and then when the kids got back we all went to the pool. Ah how refreshing the pool is! tonight before dinner I felt great. Better than I had all week. I don’t know if it was the heat or catching up on sleep but I felt really good. We went ristorante la volpenera. They had a great menu and I think I ate more than I have all week. The bruschetta was delicious and I had spaghetti and tomato sauce which was also delicious. Sefina like my spaghetti more than her lasagna so she helped me finish mine. We learned yesterday that you need a license to serve pasta here. The land of pasta and you need a special license to serve it. The place we are staying at has a limited menu because they do not have a pasta license. Who’d a thought?

We went home and had a delicious tiramisu and off to bed. Tomorrow is a big day. We need to leave by 8:30 to get to Ravenna in time to board our ship.

In front of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta.

It was another scorcher of a day in Italy. I believe it was 95 but, Sienna offered more shade and less crowds. A lot of hills. Whew, another city that wore me out early. We did tour the cathedral and lit some candles for some friends who need it. Then we headed to lunch.

We had lunch in this amazing restaurant in Sienna. You feel like you are in a cave. Antica Osteria Divo. Food was delicious and ambiance was divine.

After lunch we headed back to our room to enjoy the pool and take a nap before our next adventure. I must say the heat is so exhausting and the pool really refreshes you. So do the naps. I am not a nap person. I never want to take a nap but, this heat has been draining me like there is no tomorrow. Like the kids said, I am too old for this. Our next adventure took us to the town of San Gimignano. This town was adorable. It’s like the entire town is inside a castle or what once was a castle. Lots of hills again. While there we met up the Brandt’s and then headed to a Attoria Poggo Allura a Farmhouse for dinner. It was amazing. It was family style and they just brought out the food and drinks. The view was so amazing.

FYI no edit on that last picture

We started our day with a morning walk to see the sunrise. This was around 5:30 am

I woke up about 1:00 am and could not fall asleep. I could hear the kids upstairs so I knew they were awake too. I could see the sun was coming up so I called to them to come downstairs and go for a walk. Christy was up too so off we went. Who’d of thought I would be caught up and walking at that early hour. No one! lol

After our walk we had breakfast here at Fattoria Laloggia. We drove to a parking lot to take a train into town because rental cars are not allowed to park in town. That is reserved for the locals. It is a huge fine if you park a rental in most of the big cities in Italy. The drive was about 20-30 minutes (much longer on the way in due to traffic) then the tram/bus was about 15 minutes. From there we walked everywhere. It was 93 degrees and so crowded. We knew this would be the case before we got there but it really took a toll on me. Whew! Lines were out the door and wrapping around building around the block. We really saw nothing because of it. I was too hot to even eat. The kids wanted a gelato and I didn’t even want that. But, luckily we were able to get a seat inside and I could sit down in air conditioning and rest. I was ready to go and so were the kids. Bazlo said, “She’s too old and we are too young!” So we took them with us and went back to the pool. Best part of the day.