Comune Vecchio Assisi

... are teeming with families, young people and older folks just walking enjoying the cool weather, hot coffee and all sorts of chocolate products. I even caught a wedding happening on Sunday. We have another two days here and will return to Rome on Wednesday afternoon….just in time for dinner and a full day of touring before heading back hone on Friday morning.

Best to all back home,

Jorge

... thin crust). And, for dessert, we split a piece of tiramisu (although not nearly as good as the tiramisu we had in Rome!).

In the morning (12.5.09), we once again had an included hotel breakfast to take advantage of before heading out to explore Assisi. (In addition, we decided last night to stay in Assisi two nights instead of one – and take the train on Sunday from Assisi directly to the Rome airport, rather than leave Assisi tonight for a one-night stay ...

Back to the land of pay toilets. Don.t know why that bothers me so much but it does. It just doesn.t seem right. Anyway, we are now in Assisi. We got off the boat and it was raining, and then we had to take a detour to Assisi. the road was very narrow and hilly, It was a little tense for awhile. Saw St Francis ...

... absenthe.

Next we decided to explore the surrounding village before entering the crowds above. Perugia is a beautiful midieval village and very well preserved. Incorporated into this ancient setting are some very modern things like an underground moving walkway, taking you through the mazez below the pallazo. On this day, there were special booths set up for children and chocolate vendors.

Perugia, Umbria, Italy davefremland

... pizzeria where I had delicious lasagna. After lunch we browsed through the many stands. Sample after sample led to some major purchases. It was hard to pass up the various chocolate products when the smell just filled the air. There was everything from chocolate beer to chocolate “pills” to chocolate pasta!!

Heaven.

I’ll update you soon,

Siara

... Orlando recognized me and gestured a throwing motion for QB. We talked for a minute or two, him in Italian me in broken Italian. We sat down and the waitress took our order. I tried to get the crispy bacon pizza we ordered the first time I was there for Lauren and I as an appetizer but couldn't find it on the menu. I tried to describe it to our waitress but think I just confused her. I thought I ordered the bacon pizza for us to split, then a pizza for ...

... jam at breakfast, freshly baked breads, chicken, rabbit, and fresh produce which makes its way to the dinner table each night. The wine comes from a local producer nearby, and there are walking and horseback riding trails on the farm as well as an outdoor pool. The entire property overlooks the golden Umbrian valley below. www.malvarina.it is the website i think (with some web pages in english)

... in the woods. Next to it was a little infirmary where he died. So the whole basilica has been built around these 2 things. The infirmary is called "Cappella del Transito". There are many legends surround St. Francis. So, that brings us up to about 5:30 today. We are now ready to go back to our little villa on the hill and I will relax while Ray cooks dinner. Still have not decided what we will do tomorrow. But you will find out in our next entry.

... when I wasn't so I went for a walk by myself. Not the smartest thing to do, but I did it anyway. I walked up and down the streets, listening to people laugh and talk in their homes and on the street. I walked down to the Church of St. Clare, up to the internet cafe, then over to the empty San Rufino. I got a little nervous because the whole town was down in the piazza and the side streets were weirdly deserted. I walked around in hopes of finding a store open late but ...

... More to the point, we discovered that if poured straight from the bottle and drunk immediatly, it is a little sharp and astringent to the palat, BUT, when swirled in the glass to allow the air too it, it mellowed into a wonderful wine. Just loved drinking it (in Lucca, with a very rich and spicy sausage sauce on our pasta-but more of that later). Back at Brigolante, Rebecca had given us a container of her mother in law's pesto, so we stirred that through pasta for dinner.