Italy

This rather unsettling skull is in the Cathedral at Trieste. There’s no information about him (they usually are male) and I haven’t been able to discover anything on the internet. So apologies then to Mr Skull.  

Gotta say that Trieste was not high on my list of places to visit. However Lady B was fascinated by the history of a place which had been influenced by a wide range of cultures and rulers. Throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads ofLatin, Slavic, and Germanic cultures. I thought it might be

The city is picturesque, with a dense network of arcaded streets opening into large communal piazze, and many bridges crossing the various branches of the Bacchiglione, which once surrounded the ancient walls like a moat. Confession: we didn’t enter a single museum, art gallery or  even church. Main reason was, most things were closed. We arrived on Sunday. We left

Does the guy at the top look like Alfred E Newman.

Leave Siena bound for San Gimignano. But first drop into the Co-op supermarket. It’s bigger than big and has a gluten free section the size of a local Tesco. Trolley soon filled with pasta, bread, bread sticks, beer and other stuff not to be found in the UK. Lady B in heaven. Take the Chianti

Siena. Stop on a super deluxe camping site, Colleverde, a few miles outside the city.  The most expensive place we’ve stopped, but probably the best for the quality of the facilities. Bus into Siena. Explore what is a regarded as a “must see” in the guide books. Certainly it’s worth visiting for the Duomo alone.