Tivoli

We went on a nice day trip outside of the city to this town called Tivoli last weekend. It was a sunny, crystal clear day, with a cold, windy chill to the air. The best way to describe this town is cute and charming. The streets were all cobble stone, and the homes were very old, typical Italian-looking flats sitting high above store shops or café bars, with the Sunday laundry hanging from almost every window. It seemed like everyone knew each other. Hundreds of children were dressed in costumes, colorful confetti completely covered the ground, sparkly balloon clusters flew in the air, and candy vendors lined the piazza in celebration of a carnevale. We wandered the streets of the entire tiny city in about an hour, and stumbled upon these huge amazing natural waterfalls surrounded by beautiful lush, green vineyards scattered in the distance among ancient Roman ruins. It was an incredible sight and an incredible day, topped off by an incredible slice of margherita pizza. We both dozed off on the hour-long bus ride back to the city tired from our enjoyable, little excursion.