Monday, July 9, 2018

Day 5: Firenze - Siena

I finally slept in. The good thing about bike day exorrion lies in the fact that after, you sleep so well that not even a tank can wake you up. After a run to the shop and brekfast, we had a long coffee with Domenico and talked about different things. And, he has a smart coffee maker that makes timed coffee and as soon as you wake up, coffee is already waiting on you. Ahh...this Italian cafetiera, the best invention ever. Because google maps said there are only 64 km till siena, I decided to take it easy, after a coffee I took little time to see the city (and yes it is a toirist nightmare), so around 1130 I was set to leave. Google maps sent in ine uphill in Florence just to find out that the road was closed. Geee...I dont mind such faults, but the fact that I had to go uphill hurts. Anyhow a deetour was taken and I was already set to hit the road. And what a winner. Tough it was a constant up and down troigh the hills of Tuscany, but the scenery paid off for the exortion. There were 1400 m of incline in the end, but every meter was worth the effort. Cannot even say which was my favourite part...it And to top it all toghether...the cherry on the top of the cake - Siena. I would certainly reccomend this path to anywone that loves theitlr rides on a bike. Not much traffic, no bombs and holes, just pure enjoyment. Since I was running our of cs rwquest and with the last one have been rejected, it was timw to fing a place to crash for the night. A nice affordable room right in the heart of Siena, eeally close to the Campo. But Siena is not just the Campo, that is one of a kind piazza, the whole city has its marvolous charm being enjoed in every meter you walk. And when the night falls the Campo bell tower is introduced witj undescribable colors. Of course there were many manh tourist, but nothing paid off for the gorgozola, prosciutto and tomatos to end the evening in exortive peace. Till next time ;)

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