Hotel Ilgo 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 ...

... me 50 euros that it wasn’t there. He lost the bet. We sat on the deck of a lovely enoteca (wine bar) called Lucevan le Stelle, sipping Vino Nobile, munching on potato chips, peanuts and cerignola olives, while awaiting our laundry. Best laundromat experience of my entire life. Lesson learned too: soap was included so we wasted our time buying a box of (what we think is) detergent at a market yesterday.

Twice now I have used the bathroom in a men ...

... such as Maimonedes. So. . . here's the website and I've posted a picture of us in the library. http://documentiebraici.unipg.it/galler iaENG.php. A few days later we went with John to Urbino to see a Raphael (Raffaello) exhibit. Raffaello was born in Urbino and, with Michelangelo and Leonardo, is the pride of the High Renaissance. The exhibit was small, which was actually a good thing, as it gave us enough time to really look at ...

... the bus) - I just can't get used to that. I am including a picture of the little darlings. Truly, though, they did seem to appreciate the exquisite beauty and serenity of Assisi. We saw the 13th century frescoes by Giotto, inthe Basilica di San Francesco. They are a series of 28 and tell the different stories about Francis and his life. Very beautiful. The architecture is simple and elegant. Following the earthquake in 1997, Assisi has been beautifully ...

... to the school to find it closed as we thought it was Friday, but were informed by another student it was Saturday! Yipes! We lost a day somewhere! After checking out another apartment agency who was much more expensive an older women(who spoke no English) had an apartment for rent. We decided to check it out as it was much less than what we had been quoted. Only a 5 minute walk ...

... so I quickly threw the cups into the freezer to cool the flan. Leave it to me to mess up a two ingredient recipe ... cooking out of a box ain't so easy! Once the mixture cooled down, I poured the remaining flan into the cups and the left over mix into to cappacino cups. After finishing, I licked the spoon ... ah heaven! I didn't know something out of a box could taste so good! Talk about as close to instant gratification as one can get. I offered one of my ...