Our guide at the Priscilla Catacombs was quick to inform us that they were a burial ground, not a place that the Christians met to avoid persecution. This was the only place that we took a guided tour (besides the glass factory on Murano), because the lighting is dim and the tunnels are twisty. Every […]
I’ll share with you a tourist secret that I learned from my daughter: when you want to visit the Colosseum, go and visit Palatine Hill first. The line there is shorter, and the pass you buy will get you into the whole area. When you do make your way down to the Colosseum, you’ll be […]
One of the most moving sites we visited in Vatican City was St Peter’s Basilica. Again, as a church, picture taking is limited, although it’s allowed in most areas without flash. Being extremely phobic about heights (and averse to two-hour long lines), I declined to go up into the dome.
In the picture below, which I […]
I’m sure most people are aware that Vatican City is a little sovereign nation right in the middle of Rome! I don’t even know where to begin with telling you about our visit to the Vatican Museum…I saw pieces of art that I never in my life ever thought I’d have the chance to see […]
We traveled by train from Venice back to Orvieto to retrieve all of Dani’s stuff from the monastery. From there we took a train into Rome’s central station (Termani). That pretty well shot the day, as you can probably imagine. Bright but not too early the next morning we began our Roman adventure!
Our first stop […]
Well, I already showed you the chocolate shop and the chocolate, but here’s some of the other local flavor ;-)
The Orvietani take their food seriously! Breakfast is usually a light affair, followed by the main meal at noonish (dinner). Most have just a light snack at around 8 pm for supper. We decided to follow […]
This is the structure that makes Orvieto one of the true artistic gems of small towns. Orvieto was the temporary residence of the pope in the mid 13th century when conflict in Rome caused a need for flight. The Duomo is unusually fine for a town of this size, mostly because it houses an alter […]
Dani bought some olive wood coasters for Mike, who likes fine wood a lot.
She bought me some really fine olive oil (to use in cooking for her, of course!), so I had to buy a carafe to put it in. Anna is the name of the potter, and her place, Orviet’Anna is well known to […]
Quaint and picturesque don’t even begin to describe Orvieto! Every corner you turn, there’s another picture postcard just waiting to be snapped :-)
As narrow as these streets are (and as steep!), the cars do go both directions…and at break-neck speeds. Interestingly, you rarely hear horns being used.
The chocolate shop!
The corner near Dani’s favorite cafe, where […]
The town of Orvieto is a fortress built on a hill, with walls all around it. Mike and I took a walk around part of it, and Mike agreed to be in the picture just to give you a sense of the scale.
There were these crazy blackbirds all over the place who lived in […]
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