Sunday, September 7, 2008

Day 4: Orvieto



  • Got up early and walked to the East side of town in hopes of catching the sunrise, but we were a bit late.
  • From there we walked along the parkway path along the northern edge of town, stopping at a few overlooks for pictures. Our plan was to throw the frisbee somewhere, but we never found a good spot.
  • Meandered through the town, outside the western wall of town and then back to the Duomo.
  • Back to the hotel to clean up.
  • Out again for lunch at same place as yesterday, where we both got pizza margherita,  orange Fanta, and water.
  • From there we walked around town aimlessly, stopping in lots of shops and buying another bottle of the same wine we had the night before. Our plan for this bottle, though, is to open it exactly one year from now and drink it to remember our trip.
  • Back to the hotel for a siesta, then out on the terrace to write postcards.
  • Tried to have dinner at La Polomba, but they were completo (full). We walked until we found a trattoria and shared several dishes: prosciutto and melon, limbrichelli arabbiatta, pasta with rabbit, wild boar cacciatore style, and red wine.
  • Meandered through town and stopped to see a street performance. The performer picked Brad out of the crowd to ride a bike in a circle. He tried speaking to Brad in Italian, but Brad obviously didn’t understand. When he asked where we were from, Brad said, “Chicago, in America.”  The performer said, “Americano?!” and put his hands on his head and ducked as if from a bomb dropping.  
  • We got some gelato on the way back to the hotel.

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