Tuscany Italy September 2013
Then we visited the Uffzi, which is huge and you can lose hours in here, as we did. If you enjoy art galleries this is the place to visit with works by Giotto, Raphael, Botticelli, Leonardo de Vinci and many more its a great visit but purchase skip the line tickets before you go as the queues are massive. With the galleries out of the way the next day we set off on a tour of Tuscany with visits to the old Towns of Siena, San Gimignano, and Pisa. Siena was the first port of call and we were not disappointed with great buildings and the worlds oldest bank that is still in use. Every year within the main Piazza Del Campo they hold the famous Palio horse races, these are a strange and very old tradition that I have not got time to explain here, however it did seem very exciting and we would love to go and watch. After Siena we stopped at a Vineyard for lunch and to do some wine tasting I have never been a connoisseur of wine but I gave it my best shot and drunk a fair bit, the result they all tasted of wine! We tried to keep awake after the liquid lunch mixed with the 35c heat outside and headed for the old medieval town of San Gimignano this fine old town is worth the visit and has many attractions including Italys best Ice Cream shop. The last stop off was Pisa to see the famous leaning tower.
The rest of the Holiday was planned by us and we visited many sites and old towns and Museums, trips to Lucca, Fiesole both during the day and night, and all the sites Florence had to offer, it would take to long to type it all up so we done a small video on youtube to watch and also some pictures to bore you with. Well it was a great holiday and i am now planning the next trip out later on in the year.