In the centre of the town is an incredible cathedral of black and white marble, standing 6-7 storeys high. The front face is ornate being covered in gold and brightly coloured mosaics. There's lots of statuary too. Some of the windows are stained glass and some are glazed with thin slivers of alabaster that let in a honey-coloured light.
Off the cathedral there are cobblestone lanes and stone buildings adorned with ivy and wrought iron signage. Orvieto specialises in brightly coloured italian pottery. It is often on display on exterior shop walls, giving the place a cheerful feel even though it was brass monkey weather today (we passed snow-laden hills on the way there).
Tonight we were notified about formalities for disembarkation in Southampton. It isn't for a few days yet, and we have one more stop in France before the voyage is over. I'll be very sad when the trip is over as I've had such a lovely time and met some very interesting people along the way.
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Is it me or is your spelling getting worse with every day that passes? =)
The 'champagne' is good eh?
It depends where I go to write each post. If I am in my stateroom there's an infrared keyboard and those things are not good for touch typists. The spelling is better if I go down to Deck 2 where the internet stations are fitted with proper keyboards. Plus I am not logging in to check spelling because it costs 50c per minute. I'm home now and will go back and do the editing. =)
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