There are always those little things in life that completely amaze me... today it was a field of sunflowers. We were driving to Orvieto to explore the underground caves from 2700 years ago when I looked out my window to see miles and miles of the brightest yellow sunflowers I have ever seen. I could feel my face just light up as I stared out the window of my bus. I wanted so badly to just get out and go run through the fields. (Yes I would have looked like a 3 year old... but when is the next time I will be able to run through a field of sunflowers in Italy?!) Instead I took a few pictures and just enjoyed the view. Some people grow sunflowers instead of grapes or olives in order to produce sunflower oil. It was simply beautiful.
My trip today to Orvieto was lovely. I learned that I am slightly clausterphobic (sorry if that's spelled incorrectly...) In order to get down into the caves we had to crouch really low as we climbed down stairs for about 5 minutes. I couldn't wait to get to the bottom and be able to stand up. Knowing that I was 40 meters underground was kind of creepy though. After exploring the caves, my friends Shametrice, Chris, Evan and I all went to lunch and to explore. We accidentally stumbled upon this amazing cliff that overlooks the entire valley of the surrounding city. I felt like I was in a movie. I couldn't believe the views that I was seeing. I found out that it is possible for me to upload pictures at the wifi cafe in my port (aka subway) so you can plan on seeing them either tonight or tomorrow morning. :)
Tomorrow night I am going out with some friends to do a wine tasting event in a nearby town. I'm hoping they'll have a shipping service so I can send my family home some delicious Italian wine! After wine tasting, our ship will be departing Italy and heading to Croatia. I have no idea what to expect in that country, but that makes it all the more exciting!
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