Hotel Domo Perugia

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 ...

... 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 &#8220;pills&#8221; to chocolate pasta!! <br><br>Heaven.<br><br>I&#8217;ll update you soon,<br><br>Siara

... the most interesting surprize.<br><br>Perugia is surrounded by modern buildings and from the parking area there is a very modern, completely automated "minitram" connecting like a long rollercoaster, through the village below and under the mountain to the far side of Perugia. This is probably the most modern and efficient devise in all of Italy.<br><br>Arriving at the far side of Perugia, we were herded ...

So Licia and I both had to work on Saturday morning so we decided to meet at her house when we finished and then drive up to Montecastrilli for the night. The weather was nice and as it was late afternoon, we had little traffic.<br><br>It was a pleasant 2 hour drive to Montecastrilli. This is a small village near the center of ...

... and everything. We had a great view to the surrounding hills. <br>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.<br>

... Today the square is still a local meeting point for tourist and students alike. <br>The heart of the square belongs to Fontana Maggiore (Great Fountain) built between 1275 and 1278 by father and son team Nicola and Giovanni Pisano.<br>At the other end of the Piazza is the Cathedral of St Lorenzo with its pink façade, which was never truly completed. Work begun in 1345 and continued until 1587, however the door way was only built in the late 1700's.

... he told me quite a few times that he loved me - I assured him that he didn't but his drunken brain didn't quite seem to understand. There was also a dude who looked like crabman from My Name is Earl trying to convince us all to go dancing with him and his friend.<br><br>We had an early morning shift (starting a 6am - ick) so after a small boogie I was good and went to bed relatively early. <br><br>Now I am thinking I will go to the swimming pool and relax - nice.

... is said to have received the stigmata. Here the monks live and pray and every day they make a procession from the main church to a small chapel known as the Chapel of the Stigmata. Here there is also a small cell where St. Bonaventure wrote "The Mind's Journey to God," a text that is part of the core curriculum at SBU. We watched the procession, listening to the beautiful prayer/chants, then we just enjoyed the serene beauty of the ...

... The teacher for oral Italian understands as she has also learned English! When we first we in class she asked us for a favor, we all just looked back at her "like the deer in the headlights", she returned the stare and when we all figured out what she was doing to us it broke the ice and we all laughed! It is difficult to be put on the "spot" trying to hear, translate, understand, answer and then ...

... to Perugia. I slept almost the whole ride because I was so exausted and dehydrated that I was shaking and my head was spinning. Finally we arrived. Part two to come soon. The Arrival. We arrived in the city of Perugia around six O'clock, and it was much bigger and more amazing than I imagined. It's a medievil (spelling sorry) town, so all the roads are narrow and there are fountains and piazza's everywhere. (Piazza is a square, not a food.) SO we got here and I was dead tired. We took ...