San Gimignano

Our Train from Rome to Florence was fast!  We got here in an hour and a half, cruising a top speeds of over 250 kilometers an hour (or nearly 160 mph).

After a short bit of navigation, we made our way to our friend's, Henry and Marina, apartment with much welcome.  After a short but delicious meal, we piled into Henry's car to go to San Gimignano to see an exhibition by a renowned contemporary Chinese artist.  The guy is certainly prolific, but contemporary art isn't my cup of tea, so after a bit I went out and took photos.

San Gimignano is a famous walled city (not a city by today's standards but certainly was back in the day) with many towers and is known as the 'Manhattan of Tuscany.'  There were more towers but many survive to this day.  We will have to come back during daytime in a future trip as it was getting pretty dark by the time we arrived.

Today it is pouring, so not much sightseeing, I'm afraid. Oh well, I expect we will catch up on a lot of other things.

Ciao!