Colle delle Ginestre Bettona
via 5 Cerri 97 Bettona, Umbria, 06084, Italy
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Learning and then TLC
... without some wild boar pasta!
Oh, I locked myself out of my apartment in the haste to get out the door. Luckily a spare key was nearby.
And I invested in ear plugs (noisy little town) woke me a handful of times in the night.
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Who Knew There Was So Much To See
... closing so it was all good, and after all the weather was beautiful. While back down in town we grabbed a slice of pizza for the walk back. While I was in the shop something grabbed my eye that the guy behind the counter classified as "potatoes" I bit into one and found out it was a deep fried olive, wow what a surprise!
The Rocca was very cool and well worth the effort to get there, it was easily the best presented site we have visited yet. A good majority ...
Another Perfect Day!
... as we speak.
Later today we look forward to exploring more of the town, a castle, a 300 ft bridge over an ancient Roman aquaduct, and an ancient Roman Ampitheatre that still is in tact here in town. We may even do a little shopping still lots of room in the backpacks.
In the meantime I am off to work on a talk that has been neglected and can`t be any longer as I have a double header in April. Ciao!
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Stop Two On The Day
... off after all we had walked for what seemed forever and really what can you really see in a crumbling fort? Well we bit the bullet and paid up and were sure glad we did. There were really no parts that were off limits so we were able to explore the lowest points (dungeon) and the highest points (watchtowers) which provided us with some awesome 360 degree viewpoints.
We headed back towards the car and momentarily felt like we were lost but in the end ...
First Stop Of The Day
... Pisa, and Siena later in the week so now I know what I need to know to plan accordingly.
Perugia is similar to Halifax in that it has a huge student population comprising a huge percentage of the population, one place I read said 30,000 so it has that vibe to it with lots of pubs etc. But of course the town is still nearly 2,000 years old so it cannot escape that midevil feel. You drive up a long twisting and turning road after leaving ...



