Thursday 19 November We have to leave by 10 am. There is a basic breakfast downstairs. Once left we walk to the train station. It's good timing and we don't have to wait too long before catching our train. We have to change trains at empoli. But the trip isn't too long at all. The map tells us to walk through the mall but it's not clear. We buy some pizza for lunch and then keep going. Siena seems a very hilly city. We wind up and down and eventually reach the ...

Wednesday 18 November It's a better night and no noisy neighbours. My phone cord finally died. It last much longer than expected. Thankfully I have an intact one ready to use. We eat breakfast and pack. Once checked out we walk to the train station and buy our tickets to Pisa. We have to wait about half an hour before the train leaves. It's only about 45 min to Pisa. It probably would have been more sensible to just take a day trip to Pisa and stay another nigh...

Tuesday 17 November Our neighbours are very rowdy. But I wasn't asleep. Unfortunately. We get up. Malcolm gets breakfast and I try to complete my Indian visa with the help of dad via FaceTime. With that sorted i can eat and get ready to leave. We head out to see a few sights before joining a free walking tour. It's a bit grey and cloudy. We get to the meeting place early so we look around. This church also is prison coloured with it's stripy dark green and whit...

Monday 16 November We get up and ready to go and enjoy 15 min of breakfast, then we must be off. It's about an hour walk to the bus station! At least we are getting the exercise in. Keeps the scales ever in our favour! We have to wait for the bus a bit, but at least we are not late. Is about 4 hours and we feel completely smashed! Something about that bus! The countryside through Tuscany has improved greatly and so pretty. Also climbed above the clouds. It's n...

Sunday 15 November We don't have great plans for the day. We eat breakfast in the dining room and then head out to wander around. There are gondola after gondola full with Asian tourists going by right outside our hotel. The call out greetings to us. It's 80€ per ride! I wonder where their money comes from! We start to walk to the square, but there is so much to see it's a little slow. Malcolm gets cold so we go back to the hotel to get his jacket and hat. We...