Friday we went to Orvieto. We went in the Duomo, climbed a clock tower, and ventured through caves. Under the quaint town of Orvieto are hundreds of Etruscan caves and tunnels. The staircases in the caves and tunnels were extremely tight. I was not a fan of them. It was cool to see, but I learned I am not a cave girl. I like to be above ground. During the Etruscan times they used these caves to farm pigeons. There were all these places for pigeons to live in the walls. I cannot imagine eating a pigeon. I think I’ll stick to chicken personally. I found gummy bears in Orvieto. I ate the entire bag while I was looking at the view. I miss my normal American snacks. The church we went into had interesting paintings on the ceiling. There is a demon that is shooting red laser beams and there are rainbow people. It was not your typical church paintings.
Saturday we went to a vineyard for wine tasting! The drive to the hillside estates in the Frascati winemaking region was beautiful. It is just south of Rome. We tried wine and olive oil while we were there. Olive oil over here is so good!
After we got back we went down to the Tiber to look at all the shops and food. During the summer they set up all these tents with restaurants and shops along the river. There was on place that had two Nutella fountains!
This was my last weekend in Rome. I go to Cinque Terre next weekend, and the following I’ll be in Dublin! I cannot believe how fast this trip is going. I am so excited to enjoy these last two weeks with these other six girls!
Virginia Barton Sprinkle Art 