Siena; Saturday, 27 September, 2014

A thoroughly disappointing breakfast in the hotel wasn’t what I’d have liked after such a good night’s sleep, but it’s what the hotel provided so with quite a bit of disappointment I checked out, leaving my bag with reception and headed into town.

I caught the bus up to the Piazzalle Michelangelo overlooking the city centre to take in some of the stunning view on this beautiful morning, stopping off in a little café just below the square for a significantly more pleasant coffee than the hotel had provided.

I picked up the bus back on into town, which as it was a Saturday morning, got caught in some spectacular traffic, so by the time I got back to the central station it was midday.

As I only had about 90 minutes before I needed to pick up my luggage and head over to Siena I stopped off at a nice café near the Santa Maria Novella church for a light lunch, and after that headed back to the hotel to pick up bags and then wander onto the bus station.

A quick journey through the Tuscan countryside, along a really poorly maintained bit of Autostrada and just over an hour later we were pulling into the bus station in Siena.

I walked down the hill to the hotel and checked in, then headed out for a wander around the city centre taking in the Campo and the Duomo before stopping off for a pre-dinner drink in the Campo watching the last of the days wedding parties leave the town hall.

A short walk down hill to the market square located a very pleasant trattoria where I had a delicious dinner.

By the time I’d finished dinner I was so full, and it was getting quite late, that all I could do was gently waddle back up the hill to the hotel and turn in for the night.