Flowery Day

There are lots of amazing churches in Italy. Somehow, the Duomo in Orvieto was more amazing than most. It’s 5 euros to go in.

This group has lots of energy and enthusiasm. They were waiting for Sebastian to find them a place for the night. They have booked nothing ahead but always fond a place to sleep.

There is an off-road motorcycle event this weekend, and there were 100s in the Piazza de Popolo. When we got back to our apartment here after dinner, a band was setting up. Fortunately the music ended about midnight.

We started up right after the down out of Orvieto,which is on a hilltop. At first a steep paved street, then a dark forest. I was walking solo, the only sounds were my feet on the gravel and the birds.

We have all commented on the flowers today, even more than usual, and every color possible.

This is Bolsena, a lakeside town, quite pretty, where we are tonight. The walk was only 18 kilometers and 450 feet of up. We had lunch here, across from our apartment: pizza, salad, beer. My new favorite food? Porcini mushrooms on pizza or pasta.