We had heard of the Siena Wednesday market before we got here and were told it was a 'can't miss' experience. Thank you to whoever it was that told us that! We headed down to the old town and found the market and it went on and on and on and on. I can't begin to guess at how many blocks were taken up by the sights and sounds of this very local market. The prices were great for everything - too bad we had no room in our backpacks for shoes, purses, clothing of all sorts, meat, cheese, fish, umbrellas and all kinds of odds and ends. What I will remember about the market though is the people. It seems that the market is a gathering place and we watched many groups of men and women chatting away, hands flying left and right and that musical language rolling off their tongues. It was great to just sit back and watch.
The other part of the market that was great was the food section. Like in Portugal, there are many types of fish and other sea creatures that we wouldn't begin to think about eating. People were lined up though picking their way through salted fish, slimy octopus, freaky looking crayfish with their eyeballs pointed in our direction and a couple of pigs for balance. We did taste a very yummy slice of ham from the beautiful lady in the yellow vest. She sold us on a focaccia sandwich with some of that ham and some very creamy, tasty cheese. It was delish!
If you are ever in Siena on a Wednesday, this is the pace to be!
Oh, that looks amazing! I'm with Bob a little bit on the seafood...I like some of it, but not all of it.
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