Hotel Etruscan Chocohotel 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

... left her waiting for a (seemingly) endless time. we were finally reunited and snuck off to a calmer alley to a pizza al taglio shop.<br><br>The pizza was terrific, much more like the American pizza I am used to than the Roman pizza. We sat on a bench and ate in peace then stopped in the most beautiful chocolate shop. They were offering shots of Chocolate liqours and I bought a sample sized bottle of Chocolate ...

... br>We had a traditional dinner consisting of foods from that region. I had a pasta followed by the most sumptuous lamb. And Licia had the same. We took a stroll through the charming village and then drove back to our village for the night.<br><br>It was quite cold but with the fresh air and quiet, I got a great night's sleep.<br>

... the pool but the second day we went back into Perugia and had a look around before catching a train to Assisi. The train station isn't in the centre of Perugia, so we had to catch a mini-metro to the top of the hill which gave us a great view before exploring the town on the way back down. We spent the afternoon in Assisi, a short train ride from Perugia.<br>Assisi is a major destination for millions of pilgrims due to its religious ...

... 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.<br><br>One of Italy's best preserved hill towns ...

... and the mini metro to the hotel but the train station is actually just called 'Perugia' and it's the mini metro called Fontevegge...phew we worked it out but it was hard with our limited Italian.<br><br>We put our bags in a luggage store and caught a bus to the Perugia chocolate factory. We were both a little disappointed with the chocolate factory tour. We expected something similar to the cadbury one where you actually tour the factory but ...

... had written short poetic pieces to go with each photo. It's hard to describe, but we bought the catalog and will bring it home with us. The photographer had perfect English, so we were able to have a very interesting conversation with her about her ecperiences in India. There were also 3 women playing Indian music - 2 on sitar and 1 on a drum that fascinated Mike. The woman drummer's husband makes these and Mike will probably buy one ...

... to pick it up! We got to class which seems maybe a millimeter easier. Maybe that was because we knew where we were going...................not the class itself. We did learn(or try in my case) some NEW material! We shall see! Class ended at 7pm and everyone bolted!! This weekend here is the Jazz festival which is suppose to be great. We will probably check things out tonight or tomorrow. Our plan is to ...

... my other two roomates, Ryan Webber and his girlfriend. He's and LVC student (who I requested to live with) and she's his girlfriend and she used to go to LVC, but now goes to salsbury. hmm. interesting. So the three of us and Lindsey went out to explore for about fourty five minutes, then came back and crashed. End day one. August 31st. Day two. I woke up this morning at a rather early eight fifteen considering all the jet lag. I went to breakfast and sat with Ryan and his lady Erica ...