For those asking, this is the place I rented for us in Siena. The housekeeper was our greeter and gave me the orientation which consisted of 5 curt words spit out in Italian: key! wifi! bedroom! bathroom! kitchen! What she lacks in social grace, she makes up for by keeping this place spotless.
There is ample space for us to spread out, the WIFI is great, the bed is hard like we like. Bathrooms and kitchen are relatively new IKEA and typical for Europe I think.
The antiques are stunning-I've never seen so much beautiful and finely detailed marquetry. Ever. I can't imagine if it was mine that I would let AirBnB people near it. Alessandra's attempt to protect the surfaces is to stack stuff on it so you can't use it. A LOT of stuff.
The lounging furniture is remarkable in its UNcomfortableness.
Siena doesn't allow citizens to heat after April so we were a little chilly last night and today.
Take a look at these inlays:
We're right on the edge of Old Town so it's easy to walk up there but when there are events, parking on the street in front of the apartment can be scarce. There are a ton of apartments right around us so you can see ladies hanging out the laundry and hear a dog bark every afternoon. We've heard neighbors hollering greetings to one another from terrace to terrace.
The ability to have open windows was great for us, they aren't screened and for some reason (other than the occasional gnat) there aren't any bugs. As a matter of fact, I haven't seen or heard any insects, even bees, though the wildflowers are in full bloom right now.
We walked up to Old Town and had a sandwich, sitting on a milk crate outside a tiny little grocery. Alberto made our sandwich and had a lot of questions about it. I finally used google translate and asked him to pretend I was his mother and make a sandwich she would like (he might have been a little older than me). Evidently, she liked dry-assed bread and salami. No cheese, no mustard, no vegetables. Oh well.
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| I had my high hopes dashed after one bite. |
On the long walk back to the house I was struck by the differences between Ev and I.
Me: Do you hear that? I think it might be a mockingbird!
Him: Did you notice the lug nut covers on the bus wheels? They had arrows on them so it will be easy to tell if one loosens.
Me: God! the terrified look on that man's face to be broken down right there on the hill!
Him: It was a Fiat, betcha it was the wiring.
Me: Those delicate little wildflowers blooming their hearts out right in the middle of the sidewalk.
Him: I'm pretty sure they don't use propane in these old buildings, I think that's the gas hookup right here.
and so the world turns...
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I like those shoes :D
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