Loving San Gimignano & Siena

Got out of Florence that last two days. Yesterday I caught the bus out to San Gimignano, it was great. Aimed squarely at day tripping pensioners, it was still a great little town to wander around and check out. The countryside is exactly what you imagine when someone says "tuscany". The view from the largest remaining tower was well worth the climb, looking out not just over the town but surrounding hills for some distance.

Today I went to Siena, pretty much a bigger version of San Gimignano minus the towers and the concentration of tourists... Siena has some locals there too lol. Of course I hadto climb the tower there as well, with pretty much the same result. Had nice sunny days for both days after the rainy day I spent here in Florence, so was very happy about that too.

Off in the morning to Pisa with an American I hung out with in San Gimignano, going to see the leaning tower and take the obligatory photo looking like I'm holding it up, then continue on to the hostel in Levanto. Going to dump our stuff then catch the train to the southern end of the Cinque Terra trail then hike back until the sunset. Should be good

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