Assisi and Siena

Assisi was recommended by Kat so we HAD to check it out. Absolutely gorgeous. Atop a big hill and all cobblestone streets and old old buildings it was a nice change from the big cities. We saw lots of churches and cathedrals but mostly it was great just winding down a bit!! We spoiled ourselves and got a hotel room (which was actually not that more than a hostel) and we had big beds and a great washroom all to ourselves, so so nice.

There was apparently a train strike so we took a bus to Siena but apparently we were misinformed as other people had arrived by train. Siena we were really excited about, I think me mostly picturing the movie Under the Tuscan Sun and expecting that..... we were sorely disappointed..... basically it was under the Tuscan Rain Cloud..... not very pleasant, we decided to cut that trip short and head for Florence instead, leaving the rain and Tuscany behind. The train rides there were more interesting than the town!!