Orvieto and Roma.

4-13-11 ROMA: We left La Corte dei Papi after a buffet breakfast and took A1 south to Orvieto, another hill town just off the highway and built on an old volcano. A steep circular road led into town and all the way to the duomo. It was cool and windy, we needed jackets. We walked more stone streets lined with stone buildings, window shopped, had lunch and hit the highway again.

Orvieto. Medieval streets.

Orvieto. Le Duomo.

Roma, Spanish Steps, Trinita dei Monte church, Hassler Hotel.

It was surprisingly easy to find the Hotel Eden, check-in, and return the car to Avis. We walked over to the Hassler Hotel, church of Trinita dei Monte, walked down the Spanish Steps through crowds of kids and aggressive rose venders. At the bottom of the steps, Piazza di Spagna is a fountain by Bernini. We went back to the Eden to meet Anna for drinks and dinner at a comfortable restaurant in the neighborhood. Anna is loving her term here, knows the citta pretty well, is happy with the classes and looks great.