Iris 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 ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

So looks like the day trip will have to go on hold until Monday, damn stupid Itailan trains!<br><br>I was going to take the 11am train to Perugia so got to the station at about 10 to, sat and waited while listening to music until about 11:40 and no train, then an old man came out of one of the houses next to the station and told me no trains come on Saturday or Sunday ... whats with that!?!<br ...

... and traditions than I do! Not really (the shame part). We learn something every time we go anywhere with him, so this was a great way to see the Chagall, with John explaining every illustration. I bought the exhibition catalog and will be happy to share it with anyone who is interested when we return. We next went to Citta della Pieve where we viewed a very famous Perugino painting of The Magi Adoration (1504). Perugino is actually Pietro ...

... passed on the way up. Stopping for a photo, I looked back toward Assisi to catch one last glimpse of the town before saying good-bye. Its funny, as I travel I wonder when I leave a city or country if I will ever be there again in my lifetime. Perhaps this is why I seek out the locals, trying to make some contact and leave my mark before moving on. At least I could leave a little something behind. With that said, as I approached the Basilica di S ...

... forks! Two English guys from London turned up in the afternoon. They'd both been to Latimar and knew Yarn (small world) and one was cycling from Athens back to Kew. Possibly not such a small world then... The next day I visited the Bibilo Gardens, which were very pretty and very hot. In fact, heat and exhaustion turned out to be the overriding factors in Florence. After a very enjoyable pub crawl, and two hours sleep, I woke up on Monday morning to find beds ...