One of the high points of the first week of our trip was a  visit to the Piccolomini Library in the Duomo.

It was painted in the 1300’s about the time that they were discovering perspective and has been incredibly well restored.  It is worth standing in line to see.

The Campo is very beautiful in any weather and you don’t need to stand in line.  I sat here one afternoon and wrote postcards.

After four days we moved to a really nice hotel in Radda and had two of the very best meals we had on the trip.  Hotel Relais Vignale and Ristorante Al Chiasso Dei Portici.  We also toured two wineries, drank lots of Chianti and found the largest flower pot we have ever seen.

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