I passed out. Between the stress of coordinating three different flights, jet lag, lack of sleep, mild dehydration, lugging about 7 tons of luggage from the airport to the bus. I was exhausted. So this morning I set my alarm for six even though I didn’t need to be there to help the kids with breakfast for two hours. I walked around Tuscania just to orient myself as I was pretty much zoned out when I got to my hotel the first time, fell asleep and was still a little asleep when we walked to dinner. It was necessary to figure out where everything was. At 6:30 am the town was quiet, although it is generally a quiet place, it has that feeling of restfulness about it. The doors are crowned with creeping vines, and the stone is old and worn, the place has a old world feel to it. A lot of Tuscania’s architecture and buildings are made out of volcanic stone, which were built around the time of the roman empire(over the Etruscan tombs). Some parts were restored after an earthquake destroyed a good section of Rome and its surrounding areas.
