Two towns in one June day

One year ago amore made tiramisu so that my American friends and I could have a picnic in the Dying Town.

After Rome ten days earlier, this day last year was our second day together. Liz from Fetching the World, Emily and Shawn just completed their tour of Italy and booked a few nights in Orvieto before flying back to their separate coasts, and there is where we met.

First we drove to Civita di Bagnoregio, which proved quite vibrant for the Dying Town as it’s called due to erosion, and then returned to Orvieto for a stroll. And more dolce. You got to love people who love life. Thank you for two glorious, if hot, days in June. We shall have more.

Most of these photos haven’t been posted yet. I’m especially partial to the last one. Slightly more info in the captions.

Not Kansas: There is a Wonderful Wizard of Oz in Orvieto too.

My guess is cinema, or maybe theatre. Or both.

A cat-surrounded monument.

Here is one. All the way from California. 🙂

Orvieto gives great views.

Next: Civita di Bagnoregio over that bridge. Liz spotted the statue.

Peculiar Star Wars landscape.

Not many houses are populated, if any, but we found a lovely eatery.

Tiramisu picnic. Grazie, amore!

Goodbye, Civita. Oh, how hot it was.

Back toward Orvieto, we found Lake Bolsena with wind turbines in the back.

Above Orvieto. Such lovely company. Bestia agrees.

Orvieto Cathedral is mind-blowing. And I haven’t even entered.

Cathedral colour scheme.

We found a perfectly sweet place.

A great little courtyard.

How well thought out everything is.

I bet even this pigeon is trained.

She was in the light.

Lights were there for the taking.