Mike and I took the train to Sienna right after class. Although we had some transportation issues(no one in Sienna spoke English) we eventually ended up seeing all the main sights we came to see. We saw Sienna's grand piazza(which would be great for sledding if it ever snowed), Sienna's magnificent Duomo(best yet) and panorama view of the city from the top of the duomo's museo d'opera. I took some pretty good pictures of the rolling green countryside on the train ride over, but the view from the top of Sienna, with the sun fading over the rustic red rooftops was majestic. We were blessed with a beautiful sunny day to explore the extremely hilly town.
The town is so hilly that it even has an huge escalator running up part of it. We could've used an escalator hiking up to the ancient church of Santa Domenica where St. Catherine is revered. Inside the church we saw Catherine's thumb and the device she used to torture herself with. To the left of this case there was a room with Catherine's 500 year old Head!
And as we were walking back we were surprised to discover snow. The city was holding a minicarnaval near the bus stop for little children. One of the major attractions was an ice rink theys shipped in. Everyone was laughing and having a good time.
