Whilst Jo and Paul went off to make the final arrangements for their wedding, Mum, Dad and I spent the morning exploring Siena, looking at the many varied historical buildings and checking out the Contrada fountains. We took a bus tour of the city, which was interesting and showed far more than we would have seen had we just been walking around, giving us information on the various Contradas and churches that were dedicated to them.
Piazza del Campo
After lunch in a café, Mum and I then visited the Torture Museum down by the Piazza del Campo, whilst Dad went back to the hotel for a rest. This was an interesting if rather gruesome museum containing over 100 pieces of torture equipment each with information detailing their uses. The worst part about it is that many of the items on display are still used in certain parts of the world on a regular basis and the addition of electricity makes them even more dangerous. We then took a slow walk back to the hotel, stopping for a bit of shopping en-route, where I bought some beautiful silver and amber heart shaped stud earrings from a lovely and unusual jewellery shop.
Piazza del Campo
In the evening those of us staying at the hotel made our way to the Piazza del Campo where we met up with the rest of the wedding party. All 23 of us went to one of the Piazza restaurants where we had another lovely meal which was followed by a few drinks in one of the Piazza’s bars. He evening soon became an impromptu stag/hen night and great fun was had by all. The last few of us finally made our way back to the hotel at approximately 2am.
Karen & Jo(Photos from Mum and Dad)
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