Orvieto
We packed up & were out of our place near Siena by 10:05 as the cleaning lady was coming up the stairs. It was only 1 hour 15 minutes to Orvieto, a cool medieval town built on a plateau. We made this a stop not only because it's halfway to Rome, but also because our friends the Wells recommended it to us! We could have spent all day here but it ended up being just about a 3 hour visit. There is a whole underground part of the city that we didn't have time for, so we'll have to come back. |
| Stacia got out for a sign-selfie but then traffic came along |
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| Sydney in some cute piazza in Orvieto |
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| walking along the narrow streets |
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| gelato for lunch |
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| "The Gelato Office" |
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| post-gelato joy |
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| adding to the art in Orvieto |
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| a cute shopping alley |
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| this would be a cool Halloween costume! |
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| Pinocchio & perfume; it just makes sense |
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| a Pinocchio souvenir |
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| the cathedral in Orvieto |
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| interesting striped walls |
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| the view off the side of the town |
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| notice the city wall built straight up from the rock wall |
Arrival in Rome
We made it to Rome by 4:00 to meet our host, Enrico, a smooth-talking & fashionably-dressed Roman who's become a part-time rental manager to balance his engineering desk job. The difference between country & city lodging is stark. We much prefer the quiet country home in Tuscany to the crowded apartment complex in Rome; a sight-seeing necessity. We took a small elevator (barely fits 4 people) to the 7th floor & settled in. We ventured out & found a Conad grocery store & a cute corner deli with rotisserie chicken cooking right there on the open flame. The man was working hard to keep the fire just right & had us wait for the next fresh batch. We brought it back to the apartment & it was devoured in minutes. |
| rolling our bags to the high-rise aparment |
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| city dwelling is not our preference! |
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| our host Enrico |
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| welcome gifts: wine & sweet bread |
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| waiting for our chicken! |
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