Todi + Orvieto, Day XII

The cock crowed, the door bolted and we said farewell to our temporary home in Umbria. We hope to see you again. Our course took us through some interesting country so we planned to stop at one or two small cities on our return to Rome. The first was Todi and from there we came to Orvieto. Both are ancient cities that sit atop rocky mounts in an otherwise rolling terrain. Orvieto proved to be a gem. We had a great lunch, did some shopping, visited a great Etruscan museum and observed the most beautiful church I've ever seen: the Duome di Orvieto. Just incredible. We enjoyed Italy greatly. And then we were gone.

(Rainy) Geppa, Day XI

Our final day in Geppa was spent mostly indoors but we didn't mind much. Reading, eating, sipping wine and breathing deep was all we could ask for. The clouds did manage to part for a short while before dark and we took advantage with a brisk walk around the neighborhood.

Spoleto, Day X

After spending a good amount of time toying with space, perspective and infinity (pool) we made our way out of the Valnerina and down to Spoleto for a day of city strolling. It's an old quiet city with lots of charm. When the sun started getting high we took our packed lunch and crossed the Ponte delle due Torri to the hills on the far side of the ravine and noshed on some assorted provisions. After buying some local goods (grappa, truffles, olive oil, figs, etc.) we headed back to Geppa to enjoy the waning daylight by the pool.