By Joe Harkins, on August 22nd, 2009
FIRST – TWO THINGS TO KNOW
1) To return to this home page from anywhere, click above on the box containing the words, “Two Weeks In Tuscany”
2) The posts are in Chronological Order, the way a journey runs, from the start to the end, instead of reverse-chronological order, the method common to blogs that put the [...]
By Joe Harkins, on September 16th, 2009
Morning comes to Siena like the aristocrat she is, quietly, with grace and dignity befitting her age and station. The night of repose is over. Soft but insistent light of a new day pushes away the shadows, slowly but steadily overwhelming the street lamps that have stood silent watch.
It’s a soft September morning. The big [...]
By Joe Harkins, on September 17th, 2009
Siena awakens when the tourists awaken. And they all roll downhill through curving, steep and narrow streetsĀ to what may be the most interesting and engaging public space (wiki: Piazza del Campo) you have ever seen. I have no doubt that every City Planning and Architecture or Social Studies university course in the whole world [...]