Alla Posta Dei Donini - Residenza D'Epoca Perugia

... and everything. We had a great view to the surrounding hills.
Perugia is a quaint town with cobblestone streets. We got a bit turned around and ended up back in the same spot we started walking but eventually found our way around the town. Then we headed to Assisi. We walked through markets and saw numerous churches. The stones and narrow streets reminded me of Siena. We grabbed a milkshake and gelato and headed back to Perugia.

... this route before it was through the dark and didn't see any of the beauty) from Florences was some of the most beautiful we have seen so far in Italy. The train takes you past Lago Trasimeno a drop dead gorgeous lake with picturesque islands floating on its crystal surface, surrounded by lush green hills. Now this is the real heart of Italy, were you slow your pace to suit the life around you.

One of Italy's best preserved hill towns ...

... Jewish cemetery in Monte San Savino, it was hard to arrive there, since it is hidden just in the back of the Christian cemetery but deep in the woods between olive trees, and road that goes downhill.

We have seen some very clear Hebrew writings on the tombstones they looked very old and broken, the authorities invested money in restoration of the cemetery and the memory day ended by saying a “kadish” prayer and lighting candles.
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... might be better...umm no. Was muddier and smelt funny. The ducks seemed to like it though! Decided to lie in the sun
anyway for a few hours and exit stage left..... I cant believe anyone would want to have a holiday there!

... i see a long steep road going up another way. I ask this guy if its worth the walk. Now I need to remember for future if someone says yes, ask how far, how steep and can i see your pictures? This road was a killer and Im almost at what i thought the end was and it turns the corner and i realise Im only half way! ****... what to do... well i kept going. By the time i got to the top I was ...

Wednesday, We are alone in an Italian villa. It was magical. We slept in and then had breakfast on the veranda.

I made a picnic lunch out of the things we bought yesterday and feeling very brave we drove to Pettino. It is a small mountain village about a half an hour away from M & J's house. Reaching Pettino, we blinked and were out of town. Turning around and heading back down the hill to find a place ...

... the house and found a room with some good music so danced there for a while before heading back out to the table. We ended up leaving at about 4:30am so it was a pretty good night. I am so glad I got to go there and experience it.

I am quite tired today but poor Belen had to get up at about 6 for the breakfast shift.

My plan for today is to sleep, eat some gelato and pack my bag ready for tomorrow ... Venice here I come!

Woot!

... So I don't know if they did Adair Chu, etc., but we did sing a rousing version of Dayenu before dinner. The food was really good and the experience was priceless (actually it was pricy). Most of the people there seemed to be American or English tourists, as I assume the local Italians had Seder in their homes. I would definitely do it again. Well, I have been writing for a long time and I hope this hasn't been too incoherent. I need to hear from some of ...

... don't understand, she keeps firing Italian at you until you understand or she just gives up.! There are about 15 students in our section, counting us. They come from Poland, Holland, South Africa, Germany and 2 more from the US - one guy and the girl from NY who thinks she knows everything - a typical ugly New Yorker. They are all young except for one other woman. Oh well, they think they know more ...

... on the back. Then, when they all took their shirts off ... it was all over! So, as most of you know, if I have any remote interest in a guy I completely clam up and act incredibly stupid and trip over my words. Every other guy, no problem. If I'm interested, disaster stikes, which doesn't help when you're trying to make a good impression! This case was no exception so there was no way I was going to walk over and introduce myself. So, lucky number 10 kept ...