Arrezo

Ok, I messed up, the pictures were supposed to go in reverse order, but I'm too lazy to do it right now, and this picture looks better at the top of the post, being the first thing you see anyway. It is a countryside shot of the Tuscan hill city, Arrezo. Arrezo was the first hill city we visited on our trip, and was certainly representative of what we would see over the next week.


Of course, the one small sign I would look at as we were passing the buildings, was one regarding the possible founder of modern day botany.



Double click on this picture to view it enlarged, noticing the bishop interred near the bottom of the screen. While Keri and I weren't quite touched by this show of reverence to a man, many came by to make a sign, say a prayer, touch something, and walk on to the next icon.



When I first viewed this picture, the view program turned it right side up for my viewing pleasure. This is what I get for assuming. I'll fix it eventually. This was the first of many hill city cathedrals we walked into. There were always many people going in and out of each and looking back, this crowd actually looked very comfortable and not very touristy.


We came just before All Saints Day, so the cemeteries were clogged with the living, not just the deceased. The vendors knew there was opportunity, so there were at least 8 flower vendors on hand. This was far more elaborate than anything we do in the states, and nearly every grave had fresh flowers on it.




Well, my business side just can't help it. I would hate to be the person who paid the shipping costs to get this mum to market.

Arrezo was a nice town, but unless you just have to visit every reasonably large cathedral, there are no "have to" sites that we saw in this city. Or if you just want to have a very quiet day, this may be a nice place also.



This picture is actually how I intended to start this entry, but it could be a fitting ending too.