Piazza del Campo, temperature

It was only 3:30 in the afternoon when I arrived in Siena. So after I got unpacked in my room, I decided to take a short tour. The Piazza del Campo is only 5 minutes walk from where I live. It is amazing and huge...when I first saw it...it's so big...I expanded my eyelids to see more, my mouth opens in awe and I take a deep breath in and whisper "wow" in my exhale. I quickly realize that I am standing there in this huge space, map in hand with my mouth open....yep, that's me...the American tourist.

It was sprinkling just a bit...and it was again today. Like everywhere in the world, I have heard that it has been an uncommonly warm winter. It's usually in the 50s and has gotten warm a few of the days. There is fog in the morning sometimes and that's beautiful sitting on the green hills and red and brown rooftops. Every morning the question "Che tempo fa?" (what's the weather)is answered when Silvana watches the weather while Julia and I eat a piece of toast, drink tea and quickly swig an espresso.