Palace Due Ponti Siena

... villes de la region, orvieto est construite sur une coline et Emilie la gentillement rebatise orvieto "la vile sur une bosse". C'est une petite ville encore fortifier, construite sur une tres ancienne ville creuse a meme la coline. il y a une grosse cathedrale (duomo) comme toutes les villes que nous avons vue, puis il y a plusieur point de vue sur la region.

en fin de journee, nous avons visiter quelques unes ...

We ended up in Orvieto sa we saw a friends photos of the catherdral and thought it was a must see. The cathedral was like a mini Florence Duomo, but 100% cleaner as the one in Florence is nearly black on the outside with pollution. The front facade on the cathedral is covered in beautiful gold leaf frescos that were glittering in the afternoon sunshine. Had a wander through the old town which was full of life as ...

... aqua duct. As we had a double celebration we celebrated with our last 2 bottles of pink champagne and opened the Fois gras we had bought in France! We enjoyed this pissnic as the sun went down and we were blessed with a wonderful sunset that kept going and going. Once the sun went down we drank in the views of the old town which lit up at night. 21st We really wanted a sleep in this morning as our heads were a little fuzzy from all the bubbles of last night but ...

All vitamin D'ed up we arrived at our destination for the evening - Bagni di Petriolo - hot springs. Soon we were lounging in the hot sulphur pools watching the sun set. A fresh water stream ran alongside the springs and a dip in the water was very refreshing, although a little breathtaking at the same time! The pools were popular with the locals young and old as well as travellers as there were about a dozen campers parked nearby. As lovely as ...

Down the road from Montalcino we popped into St Antimo Abbey where the local monks say their (7!!) daily prayers in Georgian chants. We caught part of the 12.45pm prayers and enjoyed some down time while listening the chanting. The afternoon was glorious and once again we were in tshirts, so we made the most of it and had a picnic in the sun beside the Abbey.

I need to begin with just how wonderful I think my Hostel is! Good Food, Good People, Hot Water.

Unfortunately, I decided to test out all these factors all in the same day!
I woke at a reasonable time, and as is my usual, I like to wake up with a cup of tea, so as I meander into the kitchen and pour myself some freshly boiling water into my tea mug, my attention was diverted to the left, and my body follows, and I'm pouring boiling hot water all ...

... all orange buses go to the station; this should not be a difficult task. I have learnt enough Italian to ask for directions to the closest bus stop, (remembering that all orange buses go to the station). We hop on a bus ask the driver if it is going to the station (it is not) but he drops us at a transfer point. Next bus, better luck, si he is going to the statzione. It took us 10 minutes from the station when we arrived. This is what we are expecting when we return. Not ...

... a kayak and paddled over to Vernazza from Monterosso beach, stopping along the way to swim in the cool, super-blue Mediterranean and sunbathe in an isolated little bay. During our 4 days at Monterosso, we hiked 12 kilometers up and down mountains, paddled 8 kilometers of turbulent sea in a kayak, and walked up the 130 stairs to our guesthouse about 20 times... Hopefully we worked off some of the delicious pasta we've ...

... were allowed but without flash only and it made for some very shaky pictures. There was a library - with all seven of its books on display - with walls covered in original frescoes from the 1600s and they were exquisite. You can't spend long inside because too much exposure to your breath, etc, can decrease the quality of the paint. So a quick trip in and out was more than enough. After the Duomo we were allowed to walk around for a little while before boarding ...

... lights switched on and off. When it first happened, we thought it might be on a timer to shut off on its own. Why would it switch back on all the sudden? I began to feel strange about the situation. I said to Josh, "Maybe there is a ghost in here or something". Coincidence or not, the light show began to increase. I could have been drunk, but I didn't feel drunk. Josh tried to disclaim my theory. He thought it was a wiring problem. I said ...