9 of December
Today we went to Siena. We drove
to the area and found a parking spot. We then went up to the main city. It was
a very nice town with beautiful streets. We went to the main square where we
went to an information centre to find out some info on the area. We then went
to a coffee shop and had hot chocolates. Because the place where we were
staying didn’t have Wi-Fi we were not able to look up things about the area. So
at the coffee shop there was Wi-Fi so we looked up about the area, one of the
main things we were looking up was another place to stay because we were not
happy where we were. We spent a long time there trying to work it out. We then moved on to where we went up a big cathedral. The cathedral
was broken into two parts, one which they finished building which was the main
cathedral and a façade which never got finished because of the plague. We went
into the façade first which had a amazing view of the city at the top. The view
was the main reason for going in the church but we did scan the rooms. After
looking around the cathedral we went and bought gelato for lunch, not the
healthiest option but a very yummy one. We then went back to the car where we
then drove to one of the places which mum and dad were thinking of moving to.
It was very nice but there was no one around expect for a gardener. Dad went to
talk to the gardener who happened to be part of the family who owned the place.
He let us into a room which was warm and comfy. We then had to go and get our
stuff from our old apartment. When we got to it there was a plumber still
working to fix the broken sink. The house smelt like a open sewer. We were very
pleased that we weren’t staying another night. We got our stuff and left. It
was nice to be in a house that was warm and had lots of space.
Amelia
10 of December
Today we went to Florence. We
woke up in a toasty house. We then drove to Florence where we parked and
then went and tried to find our way
around but it wasn’t until we found a lovely old man that we found our way. We
went to the museum where a big statue of David from the bible was. It was
amazing to see the detail in this body from it veins to his ribs and muscles.
We were very impressed by the size of him and wondered how they got him through
the door. We then went to a big cathedral which was in the middle of the city.
We were amazed at how many people were there at the time of year. We then went
to a bridge which was lined with jewellery shops on both sides. We were amazed
at how many people were smoking and how dirty it was. In Aus. there is a small
minority that smoke compared to Europe where it is normal to smoke. We then
went to a park to have lunch it was a piece of sanity compared to the city
behind it. We then went back to the car where we drove to a small town called San
Gimignano which was a very cute walled city. We walked around and went into a
few shops. I bought a leather wallet which was made in Florence. We then went
back home for a nice dinner and a peaceful sleep out of the city and all its
busyness.
Amelia
11 of December
Today we had a really quiet day.
We stayed at home for most of the day. We finished typing up our blogs so we
were up to date. We then went in the car to a small town called Volterra. This
was the town we had pizza in on the 8th. It was a very beautiful
town with a roman theatre. There is a stone found around this area called
alabaster. It was a very soft stone so it was easy to engrave in. there were
some beautiful creations made out of it. We liked looking in the shops while
dad took some photos with the boys. We then met up at a shop which sells cross
bows. They were a must buy even though they might not be allowed in Australia.
We then went back home to have a nice dinner and a good sleep.
Amelia
12 of December
Today we drove to Pompeii. We packed
up our house and drove along the freeway until we had a stop in a town called
Amelia. It was a nice thing to be in a town with your name. It was built up on
a hill so it had small steep streets which were so narrow cars could hardly fit
through. We had lunch in a park and got back on the road for a long drive to
Pompeii. Once we got off the freeway the gps took us on the most craziest
streets in the world, there were people everywhere. It was hard to even get
through an intersection without being honked. Once we got out of the crazy
streets we were on a major road to our town where we had the same problem and
it took us over an hour to find our place because the streets were so small.
Finally a man helped us find our place. The owner wasn’t expecting us until
tomorrow but was still happy to see us. Once we got to our room and settled
town we went out to by dinner. On most of the streets in the town there were no
foot paths so you had to walk on the road. It was a bit scary but we got
through. Once we had dinner we went back to our house and had dinner and went
to bed.
Amelia
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