Relais San Clemente Bosco 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.

... hardly anybody there. Of course, the proceedings started late and were all in Italian (Amanda has an interpreter who sits right next to her), but it was interesting anyway. We stayed for an hour or so and took a few pictures. At one point, we looked out the window and it was snowing!! One of the lawyers said, "Onore, c'e nevica," or "Your honor, it's snowing." Most Perugians, and all the English, think Amanda is guilty.. By the way, a man from the Ivory Coast ...

... brain cells are dieing, but little things stood out. The piazza, Duomo, lanes going up/down. We walked around being tourists. It was fun and amazingly, I never tire of being a tourist. As it was Sunday, we were not allowed in the churches !!! That was ok as Perugia is a place that just begs to be explored, so we did it. Actually, as far as cities go, if you need to lose a few kilos, this is a great place. Sometimes I think, are the Italians very smart ...

Yesterday, Friday May 11, I went to Spoleto, a town south of Perugia. The day before I had been to Assisi, which was really cool and relaxed, but had a lot of tourists. Spoleto is like that, but with about a tenth of the tourists. I took the train from Perugia, and then a bus from the station into the historic centre. I started at the top of the town (on a hill, as all towns in Umbria are), with the intention of ended up at the bottom, so that I wouldn't have to ...

... non-of the guidebooks (and we are using four of them) said anything to convince us that we had to see the Galleria Nazional in Perugia. To the left of the entrance to the Palazzo dei Priori, there is an archway over the entrance to a narrow lane which leads down to the northwest corner of the town. It may be a narrow street that puts most tourists off venturing down Via dei Priori, which suits us. Only a few people ventured to the bottom. Maybe the prospect of having to walk back ...