So it's been a few days but this is due to the crazy week we had. The group made it back to Florence at 7 in the morning Monday and had to rush to Italian class. We were supposed to have our final test but they failed to tell us it got pushed back a week. We weren't to happy because we could've skipped class and got some sleep but at least we had another week to "study".
Tuesday we took our last trip as a whole group together to Siena and San Gimignano. After a short bus ride to Siena we were greeted by our tour guides who took us for a short walk through the city. Our tour guide was a native to the city and pointed out the most important sites of the city. The city is divided into 3 different mountains and 17 districts. The district you are born is is your district for life no matter if you move into a different district. The people of Siena take their status very seriously and they hold it with a high prestige.
Another interesting thing that happens twice a year in Siena is the historical horseraces. This horse race happens in the citys center piazza. It looks like a bowl and at least 20,000 people fill in the center and the horses race around the circle. Sometimes horses and even the jockeys die because of the tight corners.
After a quick lunch we went off to San Gimignano. It was a small town and we went to "The World's Greatest Gelato Shop" which wasn't to bad but they mostly all taste the same after a while.
We were all way to tired by the end of this. We came home and rested up for our wine tour the next morning. It was a pretty successful day.
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