Tuscan treasures

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Terry went to Siena on Tuesday. He saw the Piazza del Campo, where the Palio was run the week before. There were still some celebrations going on. He visited the Cathedral and the church of San Domenico, where Catherine of Siena’s head is on display (macabre). Then he went on to San Gimignano to see its famous towers. This whole trip was conveniently brought about by a local tour company, and it was hot! (35 degrees).

After class in the morning, Anthony went on a trip to Certosa, a Cistercian monastery out of Florence. The monk who showed us the place was only one of 4 remaining, and he was about 80 years old. Such a large place for so few people. It was originally a Carthussan monastery with an interesting past.

We haven’t pasted a blog recently because we have kept things low key, following the death of Terry’s mum.

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