Elisa, who is about my age, lives in Assisi and works for a museum there. She is learning English, and we work together a few times a week. She's reading Edgar Allen Poe right now, which had been a great excuse for my to rediscover stories like The Red Death that terrified me when I was in grade school.
We went on daytrip together to Orvieto, so that Elisa could practice being an English tour guide (and also just for fun). Elisa picked me up at 11, and we drove to her boyfriend's farm, which he owns with his two older brothers. We sampled their home-made sausage and salami, and drank some cold white wine. Delicious!
After the hour's drive to Orvieto, we wandered up and down the narrow streets, seeing everything worth seeing (except the underground Etruscan city, which I would definitely like to see in the future...). The cathedral, Saint Patrick's Well, the rocca (which has been turned into a public garden), the many churches, all so beautiful.
Orvieto is a medieval town, built on the top of cliff. It is tiny and reminded me a lot of Toledo. There are many good shops and wonderful gelateria by the cathedral.
We're planning more daytrips like this, maybe to Lake Trasimeno or some of the other small towns nearby.
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