Monday, 30 May 2011
Orvieto
After much tenseness Johnny got us out of Rome with no dramas. Our van is a Ford Transit which seats 9 so we have plenty of room. There was a bit of singing and a little stress when we missed the turn off from the ring road around Rome. That was a good excuse for a stop at One of the services for a coffee and a reconnoitre. Anyway got to Orvieto just after lunch & checked in to our B&B. Very nice & very clean.... Looking out over the valley... Fantastic views. Had to walk 200 metres up a very steep hill to Orvieto...via 4 or 5 escalators as well. Beautiful little town & thankfully not too many tourists around yet. Visited the underground caves.... There are over 1200 of them & we saw 2!!!! A constant temp of 15 deg & they are not connected but can Only be entered via private homes. We have just had a great supper out on the terrace overlooking the valley... It is light til about 9.30 at least. Off to Assisi tomorrow . Doing this on my phone so it' a bit short
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glad to see you made it out of Roma safely and without too much stress. jsut think how good your legs are going to be with all those stairs :)
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We have faith in John';s driving,,,and he proved it.! I thought you might have gone via the back streets. How lucky to have had good accomodation so far. Supper on the terrace??? Why not.....because you can. Our love Mum Dad
ReplyDeleteWhat about a photo of the team lunging in line through the streets of Orvieto or Assisi or how about a community bridge or plank infront of a famous monument???? Come on we need an Abbey Road moment.........
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Ahhh Orvieto... the black and white striped cathedal with the gold facade... so beautiful!
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