The weather was really nice this afternoon so I decided to take a short trip to Siena. Siena is a medieval city located about an hour's drive from Florence. Florence and Siena used to be rivals, and they would constantly go to war with one another.
Siena was a cool city-- it's built upon a hill, and the streets are windy, narrow, steep, and cobblestone, as they haven't changed since the middle ages. It was kind of disorienting getting around. They have a huge piazza there that kind of reminded me of Brussels' Grand Place. Siena also has their own Duomo, which is one of the nicest cathedral's in the world. I also went to St. Catherine of Siena's house (it's now a church).
Catherine of Siena's House:
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