Siena is shit. Terrible food, filled with Americans, all the sights charge for admittance, and it's just big enough, with narrow and windy streets, to get totally turned around in. It's up on top of a hill or plateau, and there are elevators to get up to the city, which just illustrates how touristic it is.
Firenze is much more attractive, though also filled with Americans. Good shopping, similarly pedestrian friendly, more and better churches (besides some of the best museums in the world), and it has a river running through it, which I've long decided is essential for a good city.
Arrived later in the afternoon; reserved time for the Uffizi, and spent an hour trying to find a good hotel.
Dinner at Ruth's, a Kosher Vegetarian resto. Recomended by Michelin, but in the cheap category. I was excited about Italian Jewish food, which can actually be pretty interesting. This wasn't particularly; good humous, fried artichokes, caponata.
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