the final weekend

Our last weekend in Orvieto and things couldn't be better. Megan and I finished working on our group project friday morning, and therefore had the rest of the weekend free. Thursday night Carissa and I started watching the mini series Dinotopia (made about 10 years ago...) and Garrett later joined us. The whole thing is like 6 hours long, so we didn't finish it until today. It's completely cheesy and ridiculous but it was fun anyway.
Last week they set up an ice skating rink next to the duomo, and this weekend it finally opened. So last night most everyone went out ice skating before dinner. We took the Doll kids too (though coming from Israel, they weren't very good at skating). It was a wonderful time, followed by gelato afterward (because it's never too cold for gelato).
Morning came early today, as Carissa, Kate, Garrett, Lexi and I woke up at 6 to watch the sunrise. Now, the sun doesn't rise until after 7, but we were on a mission of epic proportions. We set off at 6:30 and trekked across town, down an elevator to Scalo, and walked (or hiked...) for an hour before arriving at the Cappuccini Monastery across the valley. It was quite the hike up a very steep hill/mountain. But, despite my having an asthma attack and nearly dying, it was beautiful. Nothing could compare to watching the sun come up over an olive grove at the top of a mountain. After an hour of hanging out, we set off back down to Orvieto, stopping for a nutella cornetto at a cafe first.
This afternoon was spent watching Christmas movies and eating macaroni and cheese. Overall, a near perfect day.
I took pictures of both the ice skating and the sunrise this morning, but haven't uploaded them yet, so if you check back tomorrow I should have them posted.