Siena

Last weekend Emily, Chelsea and I took a weekend trip to Siena. We left Friday afternoon and checked into a hostel for the night. That night we went to a local Trattoria for dinner. It must have been a very rustic place because besides the pizzas and pastas, I couldn’t tell what anything on the menu was. I decided to order something I didn't understand just to see what it was (bad idea). When the waiter delivered our food, Chelsea's plate had a Calzone the size of a baby that smelled like heaven, Emily's had a pizza that must have been made by the gods, and mine had two thin, grayish pieces of meat with pickles mushrooms on top. It looked like liver and tasted like sour cat food, but I ate it all anyways. Thankfully I have fantastic friends who let me wash it down with some of their delicious food.
The next morning we woke up early and ate breakfast that the hostel offered. It consisted of dinner bread with Nutella and a cappuccino (Italy doesn't really do the whole breakfast thing). We took the early bus to the city to start sightseeing.
In Siena, you can buy a pass for 10 Euros that grants you entrance to the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, the Siena Cathedral, the Siena Baptistry, and the Crypt. The museum had a great collection of Illuminated Manuscripts and Etruscan sculptures. The best part about this museum was the room full of work by Duccio, including his Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels. The crypt was eerie, with graves covered by Plexiglas so you could stand on top and look down at death. The baptistery was small, but had some great artwork in it, and the Siena Cathedral was breathtaking. It is just covered from floor to ceiling with amazing artwork. It is famous for its inlayed marble floors that are astounding. Everything about this building is full of intricate detail. Even the façade is so ornate it would take hours to see everything on it.