We left Spoleto in the morning heading to Rome. On the way we stopped the village of Orvieto. It was built by the Etruscans atop a cliff which served as a natural barrier like a wall would do in medieval times. The façade of the church was really special. I don’t think the pictures really do it justice. And the stained glass window in the photo was restored at the shop where we visited yesterday! That was very cool —to see the end result of the work they do at that stained glass studio.
The weather today was rainy in the morning and then very cold with a lot of wind. It was the worst weather day of the trip but fortunately it did not really get in the way of our visit.
We arrived at our hotel at the Rome airport late afternoon. Most of the group is leaving tomorrow morning, but Merle and I will stay one more day and go to Rome tomorrow. We both have been there before, but she had not seen the Vatican before so that’s what we are going to do.
This has been the most friendly group and we have really appreciated that. Our guide was adequate but not fantastic. We have definitely had better guides before.So this might be my last post or perhaps I will write something tomorrow. Ta ta for now.
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