Hotel La Rosetta 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.

... After a little walk around the Umbrian countryside I came back to La Casa Sul Lago for lunch and spent the afternoon reading and chilling out on the terrace of the room. <br><br>I really hope the train trip to Venice goes smoothly, although it hardly seems likely. *sigh* <br><br>I just looked at the map on the right, just so you guys know Torricella is halfway between Passignano and Magione.

... He is from Perugia and the main street that runs through the Piazza is named for him (Corso Vanucci). We were not permitted to photograph the painting. We had the obligatory fabulous pranzo (lunch) here. Then on to Panicale, where we viewed another Perugino of St. Sebastian and also the smallest theater in Italy (shown here). This was apparently the private theater of some Renaissance nobleman. It is still used today for performances. And I ...

... Degli Angeli below, I was munching on a cucumber and a local man sitting outside a shop began to chat with me in Italian. I couldn't make out what he was saying, but it was something along the lines of peeling my cucumber before eating it. As we laughed together not understanding each other's language, I thought about my time here and how I will come back. One day I want to be able to understand this Italian man and see why I should peel my cucumber.

... dismantled around me. I threw everything into my backpack, and collapsed on the sofa before going back to the gardens with two Australians I'd met. Spent a productive day asleep in the park, and getting bitten on every inch of exposed flesh by mosquitos, so that I know look like I have measles. I had planned to get up early (half six!) and go to the Uffizi Gallery with one of the English guys on Tuesday morning (the queue can last up to five hours aparently ...