Siena (Sienne) Arriving in Siena was moderately tricky. After exiting the rail, I want to the Tobacconist (they sell bus tickets, coffee and cigarettes, along with souvenirs and knick-knacks), to purchase a bus ticket. I was to take the 3 or the 10 bus from the stazione to Gramsci Square (piazza). I unboarded the bus a bit too early - asking with hand gestures (no, not the middle finger) an elderly lady if I was at the wrong spot. She was headed the same place, and eventually she simply had me follow her. On arriving at Piazza Gramsci, Tatiyana, my couch-surfing host, requested that I wait at the bar. Gramsci square is a bus stop, surrounded by medieval buildings converted for modern use: cafes, purse shops, bars, etc. I waited under an awning decorated with
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