{orvieto}

Candlelit precessional through Orvieto on Good Friday.

{beautiful}

{cascata delle marmore}

On Friday April 6th a small group of us visited Marmore falls, near Terni. It is the largest man-made waterfall in the world. It was a beautiful park. Please follow the link at the bottom of the page and read more about it. Pretty neat considering how old they are.

 {marmore falls}

 {the train we took from Orvieto to Terni was literally one car long}

 {me standing at an observation deck before the dam is opened}

 {for two hours a day they release the water from the dam and this is the result}

{the rest of the group}



{click here for more information about the falls!}

{villa farnese}

{click here for more information about villa farnese}

{castelvecchio}

{old castle}

(... and a really great museum)

{me and the River Adige}

{jena, check out her blog in the links to the right}

{natalie, check out her blog in the links to the right}

{verona}

Verona! I love this city!

Reasons why…

• The architecture is wonderful
• The streets are wide
• The river that snakes through the city is a refreshing change of pace
• The city is very pedestrian friendly
• They have a bike-share!
• There are many small parks and community areas
• Shopping!

While in Verona we walked down the Corso and checked out all of the high-end shopping that was available. We visited the house of Juliet, Castelvecchio, the coliseum,  ate Chinese food and gelato!

{castelvecchio}

{natalie, jena & rachel}

{balcony of juliet}

{house of juliet}

{castelvecchio}

{river adige}

{chiesa dell'autostrada}

The “church of the autostrada” we considered a pit stop.

It was practically the first modern church we have seen since in Italy and it was a pleasant surprise! I really enjoyed the materials, textures, and colors used throughout the building. Mainly constructed of warm colored stones, form poured concrete and patina finished copper, I was in love.  

{mi dispiace}

{i'm sorry}

I am quite ashamed at my lack of posting, but I have been having technical difficulties with my "blogspot" application on my tablet. Only half my fault. Hope you've been checking facebook for a few photos!

On a side not, it has been a lazy weekend here in Orvieto. The weather is beautiful and everything seems to be in bloom and quite fragrant. Spring has sprung and more of the shops and restaurants are open with the influx of activity. It seemed as if Orvieto has changed overnight (or possibly the two weeks we were traveling) and the town has been buzzing with tourists.

I've been enjoying the "Rupe" a trail that follows the lower edge of the plinth the city sits upon. I am trying to get around the entire thing almost everyday. We've been having a lot of down time lately. I just finished reading my 5th book this month... I haven't been a recreational reader since junior high, it feels good to be back.

Classes have been interesting... now well past the halfway point in the semester our workload would typically be picking up. With overambitious professors, and a lack of time actually in studio, together, we have determined our motto to be "when in doubt, do less."

I will attempt to upload a few pictures from our travels to Vicenza, Verona and Venice!

-Cait