Thursday saw us walking from Montereggioni to Siena, a relatively easy walk of ten miles or so, under cloudy and much cooler skies.

The day began with breakfast, hung just outside our door in a nice little cardboard box. Inside was bread and a sandwich, and we ate upstairs in the sitting area of our B&B before heading out.

The walk was much easier today and generally pleasant, except for the last mile or so, which saw us walking along a busy city street as we made our way through the outskirts of town before arriving in the old center of Sienna.

We celebrated with a beer, of course, and an evening walk around town, followed by dinner.

The next day — Friday — was a day off from the trail and we walked a good 6 1/2 miles around town.

The skies were blue and the sights were impressive, as was the food. We ate lunch at a great little restaurant Sandy had visited years before, with he friend Colleen, and found the food, and its Michelin star, firmly intact.

After lunch, we toured the Cathedral and walked as many streets as we could find, admiring the views and saying our favorite travel word (besides “wine”) every five to ten minutes: “Wow.” As in, “Wow, that’s old.” And, “Wow, that’s beautiful.”

We splashed out for dinner and then went straight to bed, which was very easy because our hotel was just right upstairs.