Hotel La Residenza Capri

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 ...

Hi Everyone!<br><br>This past weekend was the Perugia Chocolate Festival&#8230;It was amazing! Basically, I was in heaven. It was a chocolate lover&#8217;s paradise. We took a bus from Florence and arrived in Perugia by mid morning. It was a bitter day which gave me a perfect excuse to have some out of this world hot chocolate and churros. A bunch of my friends and I had lunch at a ...

... absenthe.<br><br>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.<br><br ...

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>

... people watching.<br><br>After dinner we were exhausted but went to the Tarantella Show anyway. Roberta got us great seats. Only we were so tired we took turns falling asleep. One time Sharon woke up and found herself digging through her purse (except she didn't have her purse). The girls were all impressed by Christina&#8217;s great rhythm even though she was severely sleep deprived. We thought we entertained the troop as much as they ...

... that day, and she had some school work to do, so we just hung out and did work, laundry, made lunch, etc. It was really nice. Then Wednesday presented one of those intriguing opportunities that seem to happen to us here. We were invited by a friend to join the members of the Israel-Italy Association in a trip to Isola Maggiore, in Lake Trasimeno, where there was to be a tour and a commemoration of the 22 Jews who were saved by ...

... is the life. Then got back on the boat, swam in some beautiful grottos, including one where we had to dive under 3 metres of rock before coming back up. Then we headed to the blue grotto, similar to the one I visited in Croatia. But with this one, we waited until the officials had left and swam through it. It was stunningly beautiful, swimming in the most azure ...

... near the villa and steps is a beautiful garden with a center sort of atrium for lack of a better word, of a fountain of Aphrodite surrounded by statues representing the four seasons. The garden is full of the native flowers of the island which are, among others, wisteria, bougainvilla, jasmine, and roses. Your senses of smell and sight are overwhelmed with the beauty of the landscape and the amazing fragrance of the flowers , which mix together to ...

... the rest of the day but I enjoyed our walk up to the part of Capri that over looks the water. It is an amazing view. By the time that we got back down we had just missed the boat back to Sorrento so we sat down at a little Restaurant and had a fantastic dinner while watching the people of Capri go about their business. The person that waited on us chatted with us for some time and when they found out that we were celebrating our wedding in ...