Our Stay In Siena
Soo it's been a little while since my last post, mostly due to the very terrible wifi connection we had (or didn't have) in Siena, as well as the craziness of finally moving into our home for the next few months, Florence.
I am SO unbelievably happy to finally be in Firenze--it is so absolutely beautiful and offers a lot more than the much more quiet, quaint city of Siena. That being said, before I go off about Florence, I will highlight all of my favorite parts our stay in our first two weeks in Italy.
A day of sightseeing
One of the many piazzas (plazas) in Siena at night
Pizza crust + Nutella + Mascarpone cheese = Pizza Dolce = Dessert Pizza = Most AMAZING thing you will EVER eat!!
The night we took a cooking class with "Leila"
Leila unfortunately did not speak a LICK of english, but she was still one hell of a cook. She made us pappa col pomodoro, a classic Tuscan soup with a tomato base that has bread cooked into it, of course. Picci all'aglione, a spaghetti-like pasta native to the region with a slightly spicy tomato sauce, and lastly the best tasting tiramisu I've ever had. Everything was made from scratch and absolutely DELICIOUS!
We even got to hand roll out the pasta!
The recipes for the night, the aprons we wore, and Kaili posing in front of Leila's cooking school
On our last day in Siena before we ventured off to Florence, Kaili and I climbed to the top of the Cathedral--it rained for most of the days our our stay there, but we got extremely lucky for this day was incredibly clear, with great open blue skies. Once we made it to the top of the very narrow, stone spiral staircases, we were met with the most beautiful views!
All in all, we had a great time in Siena. It was the perfect place to begin our adjustment to the Italian lifestyle, since it was much smaller (aka we could find our way around...sorta). It is such a pretty little city filled with friendly people, incredible views, and some really awesome restaurants. We had lots of fun, but now we are so ready to take on Florence!!
I'm off to class, Ciao!
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