After leaving Ristorante Il Biondi, and hoofing it through the dark streets of Siena, we found our way to the front door of Palazzo Ravizza. We checked in and were shown to our room ... in the basement? I'm not quite sure what happened with our reservation or who we ticked off in the process, but being in the basement didn't seem so nice for our stay surrounding our wedding. Then, the door was opened and we stepped into a room with heavy wood beams in the ceiling, red tile floors, a brick archway opening to a room with a big fireplace and ample seating, and a door opening onto the garden, this being the only room on the property which opens onto the property. Inlaid in the wall are sparsely placed tiles, one a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci (whom I've always admired), another of a Roman chariott & horses, a nook in the wall with Madonna & child, and Ave Maria written under it (santa Maria seems to have become the patron saint of this trip). It all seemed a bit too perfect. Because of that, and for a Scarlotti concert we found on Saturday night, we immediately extended our stay in Siena for an extra day through Sunday, & cut a day from our stay in Chianciano Terme.
Like I said before, Siena likes Nancy, and now I think the town's got a thing for me as well. Hopefully it's more than just a little crush.
Next up ... yet *another* SITA Bus ... back to Fierenze to meet Ben & start filing paperwork for the wedding.
Ciao! - M. Brent (& Nancy)
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