We got to our first train passing several pharmacies...all of which were closed until later in the morning. At our first transfer station, Orte, we learned that our train was going to be 50 min late! We hopped on another train but still didn't make it to Chiusi in time to catch the third train. We had 90 min to wait for the bus that would take us to Siena. The good news... there was a pharmacy down the street.
We awoke at 6am to get our train to
The pharmacist was trying to explain to us that if we saw a tourist doctor and had a prescription the Z-pack (strong antibiotics) would be free. Since we didn't want to take time to do that, we had to pay for them. We almost laughed out loud when she told us it would be 17 Euros each (1.3 Dollars to the Euro). In the States, you can't find that price, maybe even with insurance!! So we both started the Z-pack, much to Jen's relief.
After lunch it was starting to rain, but we got on the bus and had beautiful landscape to watch on our way to Siena. We stayed at the third hotel we stopped in at when the price was right. We ate dinner at a place recommended by Rick Steve's travel guide, visited an internet cafe to pay monthly bills, and were in bed by 9pm. Jen was at her lowest in terms of health tonight...if it gets worse that puking in St. Peter's Square. Praise the Lord for antibiotics!
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