On our last official day in Florence (The 21st) we were scheduled for a 12 hour tour through Tuscany. We were picked up from the hotel before 8 and taken to the train station to get on our bus. Once everyone had arrived and was checked in we left for our first stop in Piza. When we arrived in Piza we had about an hour to explore the city. Mainly we had a chance to explore the leaning tower and the small area it was enclosed in. Although it was great to finally see the tower in person, the area was flooded with tourists and people taking their pictures pushing the tower. I'm glad we had the opportunity to see it, but now that I've seen it, one time is enough for me. Also it wasn't the greatest because our tour guide didn't really know much about Piza, so she didn't have many historical facts about the city. Once we were done in Piza we headed to Tuscany in the province of Siena. When we got to wine county it was an incredible site to see. Rolling hills of vineyards and beautiful homes. We headed to lunch next at a nice little restaurant that serviced us bruschetta, followed pasta and then a nice light pana cotta in a fruit sauce. Following lunch we headed to the walled city of San Gimignano. This city was extraordinary with four huge stone walls enclosing the city. Unfortunately due to others on the tour being late to get back to the group in Piza we only had a chance to spend 45 minutes in this city, which we wished we had a whole day to spend here instead. We took some quick pictures of the country side and the city walls and then did a little shopping buying a couple of bottles of wine and some ceramics. The last place on our tour was the city of Siena. While in Siena we had a one hour walking tour of the city. Here we had the opportunity to see their town square where twice a year they hold a horse race where all 16 districts of the city compete to win a hand painted banner. Although our time in each place was very limited I was happy we had a chance to see everything. If I could do it differently I would have loved to do a whole day tip to Tuscany because it truly was beautiful!
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