Prato di Sotto Perugia

... are teeming with families, young people and older folks just walking enjoying the cool weather, hot coffee and all sorts of chocolate products. I even caught a wedding happening on Sunday. We have another two days here and will return to Rome on Wednesday afternoon….just in time for dinner and a full day of touring before heading back hone on Friday morning.

Best to all back home,

Jorge

... 8211; many of us Lutherans do this informally as well) to hold ceremonies blessing animals in honor of St. Francis’ feast day on or around October 4th every year.

The Basilica di San Francesco was built on a hill known as Colle d’Inferno (Hell Hill). People were executed at the gallows here until the 13th century. St. Francis asked his followers to bury him here in keeping with Jesus, who died on the cross amongst criminals and outcasts. The area ...

... centaines de grottes qui se trouve sous la ville. Ces grottes auraient ete creuse au tout debut, quelques 800 ans avant jesus. Puis elle n'aurait pas ete reutilise jusque dans les annes 1300 ou elles ont ete decouverte. depuis, les gens on commencer a les agrandir , tellement que cela a mis la stabilite de la ville au-dessus en danger. alors maintenant il y a des pilliers dans certaines grottes pour soutenir la ville.

... paysage est tres beau, comme dans toute la toscane!!

dans les attraction principale , il y avais le duomo, quelque eglies plus modestes, mais chacune avais un petit quelque chose a voir. puis il y a les ruines d'une anciene arena romaine.

... was out for their evening passeo - walk. The gelateria's and cafes were overflowing with people. I spied a deli with a spit raosted pig lying on display in the window and got the best pork sandwich ever!!! Too late to go on we decided to park up. We had accidentially drained our leisure battery so Kim had to cook by torch but the torch battery was running out..so no other choice, we headed for a bar! Life's tough.

... today. That has to be my favorite saint. Very busy here even though end of season. No wireless interent. We have one more day and we start home. I think we are ready to get home. It has been beautiful here and I have learned so much, but all good things must come to an end. See you all next week I hope.

... matzah (the afikomen), a traditional Seder activity, and provided a prize of 5 euros to the winner who found it. Whether I am a guest or the hostess of a Seder, I always seem to feel the presence of my father very strongly. He would have enjoyed our Italian Seder immensely. We used his 4 questions as well as the traditional ones . My father's 4 questions basically ask if this year can be different from all other years by bringing peace and ...

... walls. But modern, comortable theatre seating. As we emerged from the concert, we saw that the Piazza was shrouded in fog but, of course, the Italians were out strolling anyway. It was spooky but cozy at the same time. We love the Piazza! It is the heart of the city - a long thoroughfare with shops, bars, cafes on both sides. It's always interesting and lively. My Introduction to Special Ed. class is going really well so far. I ...

... haven't been out just lounging at a beach since I arrived, because I haven't been on a coast or at a lake at all. So that should be fun. There are a couple of islands in the middle of the lake, too, so I'll probably go to the big one and hang out there. Zoe, the New Zealander, just spent a month working at a hostel in one of the towns around the lake, so she has lots of info about where to go and what to do there. It's a rough life here, lakes and chocolate and siestas. I suffer so.

... liberated from the Swiss Guards in 1860, the entire populace turned out to help demolish the Rocca. They created the gardens and piazza. Over a century later, when they came to install staircases and escalators up through the middle from the car park, they discovered all the streets and buildings still perfectly intact underneath. Being the end of the first week of the Umbrian Jazz Festival, and probably just being Perugia anyway, the place was fairly packed with people. We walked the ...