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Car hire for 3 days over
... of a vineyard area.......so much more to this story but not enough room. Drove back inland today, small winding roads into tiny towns, no one else on the road thank goodness, went through forest areas, olive tree areas, more walled towns, forts, vineyards. Saw landslide affected area from floods of 5 days ago, roads closed. Ended up at orvieto, dropped car off heading towards amalfi coast tomorrow. Oh no iPad s full so can,t upload any photos. ...
Leaving Assisi
This morning we leave Assisi for Florence, with a certain sense of sadness. It has been a very precious time, of walking, eating, talking, reflecting and being. We have loved our hotel with its superb views of the city. It is ideally located, hence it's name, Ideale Hotel. (Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 1, Assisi, Province of Perugia 075 813570, http://www.hotelideale.it/). We have been able to walk ...
Last day in Assisi
... you have gone all the way to a church like Santa Maria the doors will be closed for siesta no matter what. So we were in the church, which is apparently the tenth largest church building on the planet, listening to an audio commentary when a staff member told us we had to leave as they were closing up. We had just sighted the Portincula and were about to go and have a closer look but had to vacate in a hurry. The church was closed until 2.30 and we ...
Visit to San Damiano
... just soaking in the atmosphere, wondering what it felt like for Francis to be called by God here. There are several statues in the grounds, the most striking of which was of Francis sitting looking out towards Assisi. It was here or close to here that he is thought to have composed the famous Canticle of the Creatures, in which he describes brother Sun and sister Moon. Later we sat on the hotel balcony in the mid afternoon sun and just enjoyed being. With ...
Another amazing day in Assisi
... because of my Uncle's poetry about St Francis. He was a Quaker and Francis' love of nature and his commitment to peace as a way of life attracted him to the man and this place. There seem to be some places in the world that are more deeply spiritual than others. Perhaps as someone has suggested the veil between this world and the hidden world of the spirit is thinner in some places. I realise in writing this that it sounds a bit mystical but Assisi has this kind of effect on you. ...