Day 4

Italy 2010

Day 4

Our fourth day, a Sunday, was a day of exploration. We got around in our special bus that has amazing windows. The bus driver, Sergio, takes us on some very narrow roads while singing in Italian (he doesn’t speak any English).

Our first stop was Europe’s tallest falls and the world’s oldest man-made falls – a feature hard to imagine. But when the water you see in the background of the following picture is turned off, as we did, you believe.

After picnicking on roast pig near the falls, we traveled to Ferentillo where it was discovered the dead buried beneath the church were mummified by the soil and rare bacteria in the soil. It was a bit weird seeing mummies with no special wrapping. For the squeamish, I’ve reduced this photo.

The one on the left was hung – can’t remember why – but he got to keep the special necktie.

After about ten minutes, it seemed like we were in an Indana Jones movie. We’ll save you from the other gruesome pictures.

Next, we went on a tour of the castle of a living prince. It was no Disney castle, but his family history and some of the artifacts made for great stories. The last room in the castle was the most interesting. It was called the artifact room and contained documents several hundred years old. Here is the prince displaying one document from the King of France.