Duomo, Siena
In lieu of a proper post here, I have added some new shots to my flickr set: on Siena. (If you click “Show Info” in the top-right of the slideshow, I’ve written brief guidebook-style information on each slide.)
Last time I was there was in the immediate aftermath of the Palio, in the steamy heat of August last year, won by Bruco (the Worm). By chance, my room for those few nights was in the Bruco contrada. I didn’t get much sleep. On the plus side, my room was bang opposite a gelateria that I might never have found otherwise: Kopa Kabana, on Via de’ Rossi. I suggest you stop by next time you’re in town; the panpepato flavour, based on the traditional Sienese sticky honey, nutty, peppery cake, is spectacular.
