All Roads Lead to Rome

After saying arrivederci to Florence we got on the road for the short drive to Rome. We stopped for lunch in the beautiful town of Orvieto. Orvieto is a town built in the hills. We rode a funiculore to the quaint, winding roads of the town.

The town is well known for the impressive Duomo built on the summit of the volcanic (dormant) hill. 

The detailing of the duomo was incredible. 

They are also known for the delicacy of the region- wild boar. Many people got boar sandwiches, but I abstained since I had had it the day before (silly me I guess). 

The pottery, cheeses, and charcuterie were beautiful. 

We left Orvieto and it was just a couple more hours on the coach before arriving in Rome and jumping head first into a 5 hour walking tour! 

The walking tour was excellent. We got to see all of the highlights of Rome. The Parthenon was incredible. To think that the Romans were able to construct it over 2000 years ago with the tools of that era is amazing. 

UNFORTUNATELY for us, Rome will be hosting the worlds fair next year, so nearly everything we wanted to see was under construction :-(. Here's the beautiful Trevi Fountain! 

We saw the other sites of Rome before ending at the colosseum.

The walking tour gave us a great idea of things to see the next day!