Buona serata. I have not posted since last week because, alas, my computer is broken. I'm on my friend's at the moment. But thats okay, not much excitement occurred this weekend. I had a 4 day vacation from class following my exam on Thursday. Meeting with the Sienese family has become a weekly routine, so I went to their house on Thursday evening. After conversing with the girls in both italian and english, we made dinner. from scratch -- per usual.
I snapped a picture of the fish Francesca cooked in the oven:
They were some variation of mullet. I told her that I would like to cook my own fish, but I don't know how to clean them properly. "No, non pulisci, solo le metti al forno" (no, you don't clean them, you just put them in the oven). Okay, so Italians don't gut their fish. I just had to do my best to not swallow an organ or bone.
Despite wanting to travel, I spent the long weekend in Siena. I realized that there is still a lot of the city I have yet to discover. I went on a walk every morning and made sure I visited somewhere new each day. The nighttime was spent with friends at local bars and clubs. A few of our flatmates left for home this weekend, so we had a goodbye dinner at Fonte Giusta, a local trattoria. Yuuuum.
My favorite part of the weekend was Monday morning, which I spent sitting in Piazza del Campo, drinking coffee and (trying to) read an italian magazine. The weather was incredible and the sun was a nice change from the rain we had all weekend.
We are trying to plan some more trips for the coming months. Already booked: 4 days in Paris at the end of this month, as well as a trip to Venice in April. In the cards: Naples, Sicily, Greece. I also plan on doing some day trips to the country around Siena -- San Gimignano this weekend?
Here are some photos I took while walking around Siena this weekend. I'm not professional photographer, but there is a beautiful picture to capture around every corner. literally.
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