Watching the set up for il Palio in Siena, we began to feel the excitement mounting: tables being assembled in the streets and piazzas with food and wine (and songs) for 120,000 people. Intricate medieval bleachers and decorated balconies, all the locals wearing scarves and the colors of their Contrada (neighborhood). It was a sight to behold - and feel at the very core. Anyone who has a neighborhood, a community, a family, a circle of friends can multiply that feeling of connection and admiration by ten thousand and add 600 years.
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