After a long lie in on Sunday I decided to have a final wander around Siena (even managing to go downhill at one point), during which I found most of the fountains and churches of the contrade. (Siena is split into 17 contrade or districts, each with their own traditions, church, museum, bar and club, symbol, colours and fountains). Siena is a strange place on Sunday. Being a catholic country (and with all those churches) you would think that the place would be closed. However, tourism is obviously important enough that it ensures that most of the stores stay open, even when you get into the heart of each contrade. So of course a little shopping was in order. I found a brooch and earrings in the shape of Venetian masks (there are several very beautiful mask shops in Siena and I needed a brooch for the dress I was wearing that evening). I also added to my postcards collection. After an ice cream, hazelnut and chocolate mint this time, I met up with mum and dad. We stopped at a local delicatessen so I could get a panini and an interesting roll which had ham, cheese and sundried tomatoes in it which I saved for my lunch the following day. Soon we were back at the hotel, once again relaxing before going out for a meal for the evening.
The fifteen of us that were left decided to make our way back to the ‘Antica Osteria da Divo’ which we had enjoyed so much on Friday night, but although all the guide books said it was open on Sundays, unfortunately it wasn’t. Instead we went to a restaurant near the Duomo, opting for a pizza and pasta evening. After the excitement and late night of the previous day I was feeling completely shattered and whilst everyone else decided to sit in the courtyard for a while I went to bed after saying goodbye to mum and dad who were leaving at 6.30am the following morning.
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