elbowpatches
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Stumpy Tim said:Over-rated
bollocks booking tickets to go next summer (or rather their winter!!), about time I did something constructive with the ridiculous six weeks summer holiday.
Stumpy Tim said:Over-rated
Ah ... but where in Russia?moggy said:yeah, dominican is good.
BUT
not as half as good as russia IMHO
Lord Bracknell said:pah!
Siena
RB said:bollocks booking tickets to go next summer (or rather their winter!!), about time I did something constructive with the ridiculous six weeks summer holiday.
driddles said:Of course England is a close second....
A superb city. Compact, walkable and pretty much traffic free in the centre. World class renaissance architecture. Great art. Superb views. Saint Catherine of Siena's head on display in a glass case.eastlondonseagull said:Never been there, but always been tempted. Worth it Lord B?
You can get your roof blown off in ... Horsham.Everest said:Watch out for hurricanes Kev
Everest said:Watch out for hurricanes Kev
Lord Bracknell said:A superb city. Compact, walkable and pretty much traffic free in the centre. World class renaissance architecture. Great art. Superb views. Saint Catherine of Siena's head on display in a glass case.
If you can go during the week of the Palio, you'll get the bonus of one of the liveliest cities in Europe - but a real problem finding a hotel unless you book well in advance. Best places to stay are the low cost hotels right in the city centre.
If you go in the football season, you can get to see a Serie A match in a city centre stadium that is remarkably like Withdean.
And Sienese women are the most beautiful in the world. Spend hours in the Piazza del Campo taking it all in.
A good centre to tour the surrounding smaller towns as well. Try to get to Pienza, Montepulciano and Montalcino (where I lived for 15 months, back in the seventies). Avoid San Gimignano, unless you enjoy being crushed by hordes of people tumbling off coaches.
And I suppose you could fit a day trip to Florence in as well - although, when I lived there, I picked up the Sienese attitude to that place... roughly equivalent to the average Albion fan's opinion of Croydon.
ChapmansThe Saviour said:Toronto is the place to be and it's where I'll be 3 weeks from now.
Yay!
ChapmansThe Saviour said:Toronto is the place to be and it's where I'll be 3 weeks from now.
Yay!