i can’t find my already published blogs to see where I left off, but I think the last one was in Orvieto.  So, I’ll continue with our trip to Bagnorigio.  We found out where the bus would pick us up to go to Bagnorigio, but there was a festival in town, so the market had moved to the bus parking lot and the bus was picking up in the town below where we would,catch the funicular, but it wasn’t running and all the busses going down were PACKED full, so we got a cab.  Got on the big bus to Bagnorigio and it let us out in the middle of the lower town.  We had about a 30 minute hike thru town to get to the start of the bridge to do another 30 minute hike UP HILL!   Finally made it to the top and the group stopped for a beer while I went to sign us into the B&B.  The owner, Franco was there and he is a character.  He has 3-4 young women working for him and he is the greeter and schmoozer.  Pictures all over the walls of him and famous – and not so famous people.  Including Rick Steves.  There are only three rooms in the B&B, but they are very nice and face the square which is in front of the cathedral.  Not much to do in Bagnorigio except look at the beautiful scenery and all the flowers in bloom in this ancient hill town.  Only about 20 people live here and the rest make the up and down hike twice a day.  No cars are allowed in the town.  The only small motorized vehicles must have a special permit to go up to take supplies to restaurants.  We never saw any.  This is a place to go to get away from the cares of the world and decide what you want to be when you grow up.  The dinner we had at Franco’s restaurant,  downstairs from the bedrooms, was excellent.  We slept wonderfully and had a big breakfast the next morning before heading back downhill.  There is no bus to Orvieto on Sunday’s, so one of his staff met us at the bottom and drove us to the train station. We caught the train to Venice.  It stopped at every wide spot in the road between Or into and Venice…and we still weren’t there.  This train stops at the Fenice Mestere station and we still needed to get to the Santa Lucia station in Venice proper.  So,we bought another train ticket for the 15 minute ride across the water.  Bought a three day boat pass and got to St. Mark’s Square and to the convent where we stay.  We had dinner at a seafood restaurant and walked a bit and went to bed.