Today we visited Siena which was about an hour and 15 minute bus ride from Florence. At first glance I felt as though I would not enjoy this city as much as I do Florence but this soon changed. We first saw Siena's Duomo which was not as detailed on the outside as that of Florence but nevertheless was still amazing to see. The one event that stuck out in my mind and that will forever be held as an amazing experience was the lunch we had in the country side or grassy area of Siena. Before coming to Italy I pictured it to be exactly what Siena countryside was. Grassy hills with beautiful landscapes is what filled this area of Siena in the area we ate. As pictured above, this area is simply indescribable to capture the feeling of being there and you must see it to believe it. This was a nice break from eating in the city area of Italy where the sceneery is ancient architecture and truly made my realize the difference between America and Italy aside from its ancient cities. This country side area of Siena may be my favorite spot so far in my Italy adventure and I hope in the future there will be more of these types of excursions so I can experience not just religious ancient Italy but its natural landscape as well.
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