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Rain, Sleet, Snow, Fog
... in my adventures during this trip. In addition to a day trip to Assisi I also made it to Orvieto. Paul really likes the church of St Francis so it was nice to be able to make that trip with him. I’ve always felt a powerful, peaceful presence in that church and particularly so this time around. Meditating at the tomb of St Francis is a grounding experience. I can only imagine that the Buddist principle of being in the now is pretty close to what ...
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
... I want to come back here! One of the striking things about Assisi is how clean it is. People here take a pride in the way their city looks. Very few dog poos on the footpath, unlike Paris. As well as their buildings they take pride in their food. We have never come across so many restaurants and cafes and pasterias. And the cakes! We had to exercise a great deal of restraint not to pig out every day, ...
Last day in Assisi
... to wait around for two hours doing nothing so we headed back to Assisi. We had a roccioate (Italian strudel) and caffe latte at a lovely cafe we discovered yesterday and met a couple who run an online magazine called Inside the Vatican. Stimulating conversation about US politics and faith. Then walked up to Rocco Maggorie, the Roman fort which is the highest point in Assisi and is about 1500 years old. It is an imposing structure built to ...
Visit to San Damiano
... and glass of wine. One of the things we have been trying to do here is to stop, to listen and to slow down. This is why we decided to spend a week in Assisi and not rush from tourist spot to tourist spot. We have valued getting to know some locals and a little more Italian. Tonight we ate at a lovely restaurant and had truffles (the mushroom not chocolate kind) for dinner. One of the effects of slowing down is having lots more time to talk, which has been ...
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