Today, James and I went to a Fiat 500 rally at Lake Bolsena. This is about the only thing I'll voluntarily wake up early to do...and we were required to be at the first meeting point at 7:30! We were actually the first there...at 7:15...and hung around looking at the closed bar.
Station wagon, for those who want more space |
Only 50 of these were made; 30 remain. |
When all were satisfied (for the moment), it was time to move on. Going through glorious countryside, by the side of a lake, we curvetted
up to the next meeting point (just outside Orvieto). After coffee, pastries (for some) and other sustenance, we had accumulated about 30 cars. Time to move on; Bolsena awaits us!
There were six rows FULL of Fiat 500s! |
There were at least 130 cars. The highest number registrant I saw was 130, but there may have been more. Understand, supposedly the number of cars was capped at 100. As if.
Remains of the Day |
Enough of remains! Time for some nibbles. Enjoying the lovely scenery, everyone got to business, reducing several tables' worth of pizza, chips, bacon bread, olive bread, and more to mere crumbs. James and I tucked in, because we were NOT staying for the lunch (which was expected to last around three hours).
View from the castle battlements! |
We also visited the church...quite charming. The interior is stucco painted to look like stone blocks, with a beautiful frieze. The paintings were modern, and done in rather lurid colors, so were somewhat less charming for my taste.
View of Bagnoregio from Lubiano |
Time to go! We drove home via Bagnoregio. The town was closed to traffic, and we didn't want to spend the amount of time it would have taken to park all the way on the far side of town to get to Cività . However, we were able to get a lovely view of it from a nearby town (Lubiano, I think).
Off home via Civitella del Lago (high up on a promontory with a lovely view) and Fiore.
Contents of the goodie bag, called "gadget" |
Love,
Alexandra
p.s. A note of expenditures: Cost of registration 15 euros. Included:
Escorted rally/excursion
Breakfast for two (value about 4-5 euros depending on bar)
Entrance to Roman ruins (usually 5 euros a head)
Heavy snacks for 2 (call it 4-5 euros a head because drinks, pizza, snacks, and dessert were included, all you could eat)
Goodie bag with about 5 euros' worth of food inside
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