Italy, part 4: Arezzo and Siena

Arezzo and Sienna are both around 1 hour from Florence. Both are very old cities, and both have interesting summer competitions between the quarters of the city. In Sienna it's a horse race. In Arezzo it's a joust. I'm serious. Complete with lances and everything.

We shall begin in Arezzo.

Inside the main Church in Arezzo. The flags are for the city quarters.

Stained glass in the church

This is what remains of an old roman amphitheater.

A poster advertising the joust

The outfit...

And the practice

They don't actually joust each other, they score points based on where they hit the dummy

On to Sienna. Our favorite part of this city was the Duomo, the big church. Although our heads nearly exploded based on the amount of stuff present.

The Duomo

First view of the inside.

The alter

Everything in the church was decorated. This is a piece of the floor.

More floor

The ceiling of the library

This was a music library. Kathryn heaven.

Did I mention that the books were as big as I am?

Sienna was full of cute little streets!

And we were able to climb a tower near the church, for a good view. It was kind of windy...

My hair also enjoyed the wind.

View of the moon as we were leaving

That's all for Italy. Check back soon for school news!!!