Siena: The Snow Continues

In Siena we stayed with an Indian man who was working there for a year or two.  He was lonely being away from his family, and he was very happy to have guests to chat with.  We made Spanish lentils for him - without Chorizo.  There were other guests as well, and we all enjoyed our time in his tiny kitchen.

When we awoke the next morning, we found the streets covered in many inches of wet, heavy snow.

The whole city was alive with excitement with the snowfall.  In every plaza there were children and adults making snowmen, throwing snowballs, and sledding down any small hill they could find on garbage sacks. 

This plaza is the hallmark of Siena; the Piazza del Campo.  It is a semi-circle that slowly slopes down to its flat bottom edge.  This plaza is the site of a semi-annual horse race along the outer edge, and a daily place for a coffee.

It is great to see people of all ages playing in the snow, but my absolute favorite part of Italy when it snows are the enormous number of Moon Boots that appear.