Rain quashed plans to go olive picking with Gigi this day. So, I got the motivation to spend a couple hours finishing off the recommendations for students back at HRS and then head out during a break in the rain to walk around town.
I saw people heading towards church so I went in and observed services. I lasted 15 minutes.
I wandered around (went into a wedding expo, lasted 5 minutes) and then as I'm headed home wander into an open door, up some stairs and land in what is the municipal building of Viterbo and it's open. Here is a 16th century original painting of the province of Viterbo and the surrounding towns.
The city council room
The ceiling is filled with paintings of each of the cities in the province of Viterbo. Notice S.P.Q.V, just like S.P.Q.R in Rome.
Vetralla painting
The marble of the floors is from Venice (as told to me by the docent). Notice the fossilized seashell in the marble.
Why this man is painted as coming out of the door on the wall? Who knows.
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