The Color of Burnt Sienna

Italy : Siena
Winter 2011

Under the Tuscan sun in Siena
(Feb-2011)

Journal Entry... The burnt sienna color must have gotten its name after the city. A reddish-brown hue is not only on the soil on which the city stands, but the same color had spilled over Siena's cityscape. 

8-feb: Day trip to Siena...

Medieval Siena

Hubby and I got to Siena on the bus. Bus driver drove the narrow winding road up the hill to the old city in skilled precision. Road to Siena reminded me of a bus ride scene from the movie, "Under the Tuscan Sun".
Siena gets pitted against Florence, to compete with Florence's own medieval setting. Indeed, one sees such striking similarities between the two cities. In terms of landmarks, for one, Siena's Palazzo Pubblico (city hall) and Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta (cathedral) can easily double for Florence's own Palazzo Vecchio (city hall) and Santa Maria del Fiori (cathedral), respectively.

Siena's Palazzo Pubblico at the Il Campo

Siena's Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

Food trip frittelles
in Siena

By the Il Campo (square), my curiosity got the hold of me to the lone kiosk out there, where people were lining up to. The citrusy smell from what's being cooked inside the kiosk had strongly permeated the air, which turned out to be golden brown balls then being aired to cool in racks that moment, and were very much appetizing to the eyes. Called frittelles, it is Italy's version to the doughnuts, made up of the following ingredients: riso, scorza d'arancia, acqua, sale, and farina, as listed on paper posted on a wall. Balls are shaped from dough and dropped to fry in hot oil, then sprinkled with sugar. Dolce far niente... seated on the reddish-brown bricks at the square, basking under the afternoon Tuscan sun, munching on a bag of frittelles.

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