Day 10- Siena

Friday, is field trip day. It's like being back in elementary school. So we take this small charter bus to a city called Siena. We go to see the Duomo of Siena, that began being built in 1258 and
wasn't completed until after 1386. It is amazing to see these churches that take hundreds of years to build. They kept expanding and adding on the churches trying to out due the other churches. It's also amazing to see that the churches are still standing, especially since different architects worked to complete one church.

We also saw a hospital that was across the street from the Duomo, which is now museum. We got to see some great paintings that are still on the walls. We even saw the chapel and some of the tombs. They had a lot of great artifacts, we even got to go underground, which was a little creepie. Then we had a break for lunch.

So one of the two people that where held up at customs finally made it. To my surprise it was another black person. Our count is up to two, so excited to no longer be the only one. She is a wonderful woman and we spend lunch together catching up. Someone I can talk to and dish out the dirt of the program. So glad she made it. Still waiting on the last guy to come.

Then we got he museum of the Duomo, there we are able to some on the original statues and paintings. A lot of the original sculptures have been taken out and replaced due the weather to preserve them. We then climb up to look out at the tower, which was a workout. This is how I know I'm out of shape, those stairs had my legs burning. But the view was worth it. I could see the whole city, the mountains, the air was so fresh. We went to another museum then headed out for our bus.

So the bus was late picking us up this morning, then had a flat tire so it was late again picking us up. By the time we got on the bus, I was tired and funky. I so could not wait to come home and take a shower. It has been really hot the last few days, which is great because I only brought one pair of long pants. I felt like I was wearing the same thing everyday.