Golf Hotel Colle Della Trinita 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 ...

On August 6 was the 9th international day for Jewish Culture in Europe. An Italian friend, knowing of my Jewish roots, since we worked together for some years in the restoration of my farmhouse hotel “La Mucchia” in Cortona, called me, saying that there is congregation near “Teatro Verdi” in the small town of Monte san Savino, which might be of interest to me.

Me together with my wife and son, put our steps to the small theatre in via Salomon ...

While we enjoyed the history and all of the sights of Rome, Tuscany is where we were most excited for. Montepulciano is beautiful. We had to take the train from Rome to the middle of no where (aka Chiusi), then a bus, and finally a shuttle bus just to get to the town. But it was worth it. Tons of little enotecas, meat and cheese shops, winding roads with no cars, and hardly any people, all within ...

So we are really excited that we are getting to go swimming and sunbathing. In goes Castiglione Del Lago into Harriet... we arrive and both said... oh... it was gross. All muddy and nasty. So we then drive to Passignano thinking ...

... in Honeydew... its finding suitable bushes around!

Went up to the town but its really a day time place and was dead quiet. Had a quick look in the morning as well. Its pretty but another little hillside town.

The weather had gotten hot so we decided the next stop would be Lake Tramiseno

I have finally made it to Perugia - woot!

I had a hideously early start of 6am today but it meant I finished work at 11 so I could catch the 11:08 train. I went into town with 3 of the 4 Swedish girls (Klara, Christina and Yulia) and the two cooks (Armein and Amza). It was very cool, the cooks live there so Armein was giving us a tiki tour, pointing out what places were and ...

... If you click on each picture you will see that I given a short description of where we are and what we're doing. Just click on "View All Photos." Unfortunately, even though I uploaded all the pics in the same sequence as our travels, it looks like they didn't come out in that order. I don't have any idea how to fix that!

... there. Arriving in mid-morning I got in as many churches as possible before siesta began. Finding the local supermarket before it closed, I grabbed lunch and made my way to a park listed on the map. I was looking forward to settling down on a bench and doing some much needed reading and relaxing. A steep hike up a hill and I was rewarded with this maze of trails winding up and down through a completely secluded park. Obviously all the tourists were ...

... of them do, they're basically **** matresses on cots. The views are nice though. So as of now it's almost three PM. I have no idea how to contact Lindsey. She doesn't have her phone activated yet, and she moved into her apartment before I did (they took us at different times according to building.) so I haven't seen her since last night, and have no way to get her. Well I walked to her building (about 10 minutes.) and I have her roomie's cell number. So that's good. The people here ...