On Saturday we had an incredible barbecue at Francesco's house, cooking the traditional fiorentina steak. That is also something I love about Italy, the cuisine changes so much as you move from region to region. Tuscan's tend to eat a lot more meat, especially game such as wild boar. The hunting season starts pretty soon (end of September if I'm correct) and so I want to try see if it is possible to go out for a little hunting stint with someone. But back to the fiorentina. The Tuscans pride themselves on the quality of their meat, and so the steaks here are always amazing quality. But they don't mess around in the size department either. I don't know if the photos will actually do it justice. It was enormous!
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After lunch we headed off to Sienna. Sienna is the other major city in Tuscany next to Florence, and the two towns have been fiercely competitive since their inception when it comes to just about anything. I wasn't really sure what to expect when we headed off, but it was beautiful. Sienna's duomo is magnificent, and the late afternoon sunlight that hit the main piazza was also magnificent. They have just recently run the Palio in Sienna, which is an ancient horse race which takes place in the town itself. Incredibly dangerous but a massive tradition. Saturday night we attended a birthday celebration in the winelands of Chianti Classico. I'm pretty sure that night I was speaking fluent Italian, as it tends to happen after pints of red wine.
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| Main piazza in Sienna |
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| Sienna's Duomo |
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| Typical Tuscan cypress |
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| Another Tuscan sunset |
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