Cafe Montanucci, Orvieto

What a day! Our first train to Orvieto was cancelled due to train strikes, and the next train we managed to get tickets for was also cancelled - after we had boarded and were waiting for it to depart. After waiting in line for over an hour we were informed that they could not guarantee that the next available train to Orvieto would also not be cancelled. It was extremely frustrating, and we were already hot and tired. We decide to bite the bullet and pay a small fortune for a taxi to take us to Orvieto. We did not want to spend another night in Rome when our Orvieto apartment had already been booked and paid for, and we were so looking forward to getting there. While we were thrilled to be back in Rome and Italy, we couldn’t wait to get out of the bustling city and back to the small towns of Italy we love so much.

Eventually we made it and were so happy with our decision. Orvieto is one of our favourite Italian towns and we are looking forward to our next few nights here. We had some time to kill before our host could meet us, so we made our way to our favourite cafe from our last visit, Cafe Montanucci, and I even impressed Brad with my navigation skills. I still remember my way around this old town.

Lunch was more than welcome, and we enjoyed a delicious pasta and salad with a cold glass of vino bianco (white wine) and birra (beer). We have arrived in Orvieto!!Read more