Day 7 was the 93rd birthday of Andy, one of our fellow travelers. We all shared a birthday cake with him at breakfast.

Then it was off to Siena, an optional trip, where a special tour guide took on back streets and showed us much that we hadn't remembered. We saw Siena's spectacular chatherdral and then it was lunch at restaurant behind the campanile, called La Fenestra.

Before lunch we searched out a gelato shop, another Grom, mentioned by Nick's ENT doctor—lemon and hazelnut.

We enjoyed gnocchi with spinach, cream, and mascarpone cheese sauce, one of our most memorable meals. Dessert was another cake for Andy—a mousse cake.

Dinner was at a rustic restaurant just out of Chianciano. Another cake for Andy who gave each of us all gifts of wine and olive oil.