Tuesday October 25th
I’m going to start off today’s diary with a little note about the fact that we are not seasoned veterans. In fact this is our first adventure of this type. Knowing what I’ve learned on this trip a year ago would have really come in handy. For instance, if a place has a sign that says you can’t take pictures or video, you can’t always walk in and ask for permission. You have to write to the proper authorities well in advance, and those authorities are generally in a location far from the site that you are visiting. I mention this because today was a day that it would have been nice to know this stuff. We visited 4 places and were not allowed to film in any of them.
First up was our return trip to Villa d’Este. Not allowed to film there. Then a couple of hours later we arrived at Tarquinia in hopes of seeing it’s Etruscan museum and Necropolis’, nothing doing. On down the road to Bagnaia and the Villa Levante, they told us we could ask for permission, IN ROME. Caprarola is home to the Palazzo Farnese, as well as home to a no photo policy. Just for good measure we went to Sutri to visit it’s Etruscan sites, finally a place where we could film, except for the fact that it closed an hour before we arrived. What a day! Life is about learning. In fact if I didn’t go with Inspector 11 Productions, I was going to call it “learn as you go Productions.” Which may have been more fitting.
It’s never a wasted day, because we are Italy, and riding between towns is probably better than being in them. The scenery alone is enough to keep me content. But as far as the project goes, today was a bit of a bummer. On top of all that, we weren’t able to line up an agriturismo for the night, so the update basically ends here.
Since we don’t really have any good pics to show you, I’ll take the opportunity to show you a couple pieces of the wonderfully stylish NAPAPIJRI clothing we’ve been sporting on this trip.