Moderno Assisi
Via Giosue" Carducci 33 Assisi, Umbria, 06088, Italy
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The day of the boat, the railway and the bus
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We finally got to Assisi, and met our guide Giuseppe. Because we had to rearrange Capri, we were late getting here, so it was just on dark. We walked through the old town of Assisi, past gates built in the 14the Century. We saw the church and convent of the Poor Claires. They are a cloistered order, who do not even go into their own cathedral. They have their own chapel in the convent. We went into the Basilica of St Francis ...
Random thoughts and observations Part 2
... I will struggle to drink a normal hot chocolate when we get back. Anthony says he is becoming a coffee snob. He is drinking short blacks and Americanos (which are usually a double espresso) and loving them. We may both be unbearable when we return. That, of course assumes we weren't before we left. :-)
We have both taken over a thousand photos each. When we come back, be very afraid!
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Myfavorite saint was worth the wait
... But they gave it to me anyway. I ate as much as I could, then went back upstairs to have a hot shower and go to sleep.
I woke up in a hurry and proceded to get ready to see Asssis. I decided on a train time and ordered a taxi. Maya and I went walking to find the town. Up into the hills we went, finally arriving in the hillside town. I found the church, went inside, and look around. Next, we went into another area of the church, which was connected to ...
An Umbrian Excursion
... are astounding creations which dominate the view of mountainside Gubbio. On the outskirts can be found the Roman amphitheater which has been partially reconstructed. Wrapping the mountainside and continuing high above into the mountainous region can be seen the winding vestige of the aqueduct which once brought the city its important watersupply. Saint Francis in legend passed through Gubbio on his way to the infamous mountain town ...
Mazzaforte: England in Italy?
... the time we arrived, and the chestnut roasters were singing together to keep warm while they waited for more punters. As we huddled in the cold with a warm cone of freshly-roasted marroni in one hand and a glass of deliciously syrupy unfermented grape juice in the other, we listened with glee to the raucous Umbertide oom-pah band playing their peculiarly wonderful take on In the Jungle, the Mighty Jungle.
It was hard not to contrast this with the bustling, ...



