Friday morning. We got up very early, had breakfast and went to school with our Italian partners. We met other people from our group there. Around 8.00 our coach arrived. The trip to Siena started. We were in the place before 11.00.
It was very hot so we took off our jackets. Siena is an old gothic city with lots of monuments and museums, but its greatest attraction is the main square – Piazza del Campo. It is divided into 9 triangles representing parts of the city that make
a shell and they are not horizontal but slope down to Palazzo Publico – the City Hall. In the middle ages it was an arena of horse races. Once a year, usually in June, there is a dangerous horse race going on in that square called The Palio - this reminds of those medieval times.
We had a free time there, so we were lying on the ground and sunbathing for a while. Then, we saw the rest of the town. There are lots of narrow streets going up and down, and lots of old buildings. We were walking through the town in small groups. Our group wanted to have a little rest so we bought something to eat and sat by a monument.
Then, we all had to get on our coach. The next point of our trip was a little town near Siena called Santa Gimignano. This is a nice town dating from the middle ages, with interesting buildings and a great view over the fields and nearest villages.
We spent there the rest of the time and in the evening we came back home.
It was another interesting day of our stay in Italy.

Everybody being on the coach - us and other Italian friends.

The Piazza del Campo and Palazzo Publico.

A view of  the Piazza del Campo.

The whole group: we, our teacher, Italian class IE
and their teachers on the main square in Siena

A crowded street of Santa Gimignano