You won't believe it but it really did happen!

The sun has come out and the people have come out to play.

This morning the third wedding we have seen occurred at the Panicale Town Hall. The official part of the wedding is conducted at the Town Hall by the Mayor. Some people go on to have a blessing in the church. Today's bride was from Tasmania and she married an Italian man. We met them on Thursday as they are staying in a rental villa, so we went along to see the wedding.

The bride arrived in a white Smart car which was fun.

After the ceremony they moved to the piazza for Prosecco and nibbles by the fountain.

After lunch we went to a local wine and oil producer La Querciolana, where we tasted and purchased some very nice reds.

It was time to put diesel in the Fiat Punto. That might sound like a simple matter but it isn't as most fuel outlets are unmanned and you have to pay before you fill the tank. That may be fine if you know how much you need but for us it is a tricky matter.

So while we were in CdLago we went to Bar Alise again for their excellent gelati.

Our German neighbours had invited us to view an art exhibition in their garden. There were four ladies showing sculptures from recycled materials, ceramics and fine jewellery. Drinks and nibbles in the pretty garden added to the event.

The Festa dell' Uva got under way again this evening. There are nine local wineries set up in little niches about town and each has a local food supplier. We bought our wine glasses in their around the neck bags with map and tickets to each winery tasting station and set off to sample the food and wine. It was lots of fun and some of the wines pleased us immensely.

At about 10 pm the parade started. The three rione competing for the prize each had a float and they were big, elaborate floats. Large tractors were used to pull them. Lots of light, colour and sound, and I believe they can have messages and double meanings. The most interesting thing was that they were handing out plastic cups of wine, one from 5 litre bottles and another had it on tap!

And then...right on midnight the cheese rolling competition began! This involved rolling a 6 kg wheel of cheese around the circular street in front of our house. A long strap is wrapped around the cheese and it is swung back and forth then let go. After 55 minutes there was no winner but we are not sure why. There were some heated discussions though.