Spoleto, winding down
We took our time getting out of the house, the dark sky not being very inviting to us. We had a nice 15 minute walk over to the Palazzo Collicola musuem. the building itself is a restored Noble’s home from … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Falll 2019
Spoleto Rhythms
Wow! Another sunny morning for us. We headed up the moving walkway to get off at Piazza Campello just below La Rocca. We walked around a bit looking for the walking loop around the fortress, made a wrong turn … Continue reading →
Day trip to Assisi
We awoke to a beautifully sunny Fall day. We got going fairly early to walk to the train station (about 15 minutes) to catch a ride to Assisi. I’ve gotten pretty good at buying the train tickets on the Trenitalia … Continue reading →
Chasing Food
Whenever people ask us why we love to go to Italy, I list several reasons, but Ken always says the food, and today was a perfect example of how our Italian life works. Market day and it was just a … Continue reading →
Giving Thanks in Spoleto
We were ready to get out and explore Spoleto. First we walked just a couple of blocks downhill to Piazza Garibaldi where there is a nice bakery. Got some coffee and bread and then started off uphill towards a shop … Continue reading →
Transition across Umbria
Transition days are never my favorites, but this one really was OK. We got totally packed and went for a little early morning walk. Coffee at Montanucci was great because I treated my self to one of their little wonderful … Continue reading →
All about the Etruscans
Our last day in lovely Orvieto, we started with coffee at Montanucci. Then we walked up through Piazza Popolo towards the trail which overlooks the Etruscan Necropolis site. We walked all the way down to the entrance, but it is … Continue reading →
Great Tourist Day
We knew it was coming. For days, I’ve beeen watching the little yellow sun symbol on my weather app for Monday and, shocker, it proved true. Yes! a real sunny day! And beautiful! After coffee at the Montanucci bar, we took … Continue reading →
Domenica/Sunday
Sunday here in Orvieto is noticably different. First off, the shops are mostly closed like everywhere else, but there’s a difference in the foot traffic. All day long we saw families carrying packages wrapped in white paper (my guess: baked … Continue reading →
Orvieto Underground
With the arrival of the weekend, and most shops closed on Sunday, we needed to prepare for our meals. So, shopping was the first order of business. First stop was the butcher. We walked a back way to Piazza della … Continue reading →