Italia continued...

Later that night...

Another really cool thing about Erica's program is that instead of having a cafeteria like we do here in London, they get vouchers for certain restaurants in the area. Which is really nice because the restaurants are really really nice which means really really great food. Since the girls had been traveling a lot, they had a lot of leftover vouchers to use up.

That night, they took us a really fancy restaurant. Right when we walked in the door, the bus boy gave us a  glass of champagne as we waited for a our table to be ready. The restaurant was right on the river and there was a band playing right in the center of where we were eating.... so romantic... haha. Included with the vouchers were two main courses. It was the best meal I have had since being aboard!

It was pretty late once we finished dinner that we just went back to Erica's and hung out before we went to bed.  This trip was really great having people show us around. For once too, I didn't feel rushed. We had three entire days to conquer Florence and it was nice to be able to sleep in a little bit and take our time going from place to place.

We decided to see more of the Italian lands Saturday. The plan was to go to Rome for the day, but everyone was telling us that there was no possible way we could see everything in just one day. Plus it cost a ton of money to get there from Florence so we figured we needed a new plan. Siena was the next best thing.... it was 1/8 the price and took half the time to get there.

We took the train to the beautiful lands of Siena on yet again another beautiful day. On the train, it was really cool to be able to see all the country on the way there. I hadn't seen any open land in a really long time  Siena was different than any other place I have ever been.  It was fairly small but pretty neat.
El Campo is the main deal, where the Tower is located and many cute little restaurants overlooking the square. Gelato stands also surround El Campo and most of the people around had a cone in hand. We walked around the area for a couple hours, searching for this mysterious playground, with a supposedly amazing view that Erica and Alli had been to before. Before going to Florence, Erica and Alli spent two weeks in Siena taking Italian lessons so they knew what they were doing.

I just can not get over the streets... they were so narrow and antique looking that I felt like I was in Harry Potter and about to enter some secret passage somewhere in the city. I loved it! There were also kids playing soccer, running throughout the city.

We literally spent all day, wondering the streets. This trip also consisted of a lot a lot of walking. I am not complaining at all, but I was always sore at the end of the day! ha.