After traveling all day and night Sunday we arrived in Rome at 7:30 am Italy time. For those of you that have ever traveled internationally, this is the kiss of death in terms of schedules. You MUST stay awake all day in order to reset your body clock. We met our wonderful tour directors, Antonio and Luca, who had arranged a special stop for our group in order to keep up going....Perugia. This beautiful town sits high atop a hill in the beautiful region of Umbria. It was once the gateway from the Vatican state to other parts of Europe. There is another part of Perugia that makes it a bit famous which are universities. Why so famous? Ever heard of Amanda Knox?
I personally enjoyed sitting on the steps of the cathedral in the center of the city enjoying a most beautiful day and feeling wonderfully blessed that each time I visit this country I get the joy of discovering one more of its beautiful cities.
After devouring a little bit of heaven in the form of hot chocolate, cappuccinos, and Baci (Perugia's famous chocolates) we headed on to our stop for the first night of our trip, Assisi. We were greeted to stunning sunsets views of this hillside town. Tomorrow we will learn more about the man that made Assisi famous.
Now, after very little sleep in the past 24 hours I am headed to bed!
Perugia
View during afternoon rest time
The upper and lower Bascillica just before sunset.
What a beautiful sight.
ReplyDeleteHope you got some sleep. Did you take those drugs you were telling me about when I was in the same condition? :-)
Is there an old and new Perugia? Google tells me there are about as many people there are are in Jackson, 160K. Hard for me to see all of them in what is seen in the picture, even considering the buildings outside the center of the picture.
Are you staying there or elsewhere? I would love to see what your hotel room looks like. The accommodations in the heart of Europe have always been my reason for not going. I would love to be shown I am wrong.
Last question. Is that green grass in the forefront of the last picture or moss or something else? I think it is about 10 degrees north of us so I am wondering, why so green. I know, I can't help it. Looks like some sort of winter grass to feed some animals. I noticed the fence too. Was the landscape all around as green?
Thanks for the pictures. Can't wait for tomorrow. I am very interested to know how they portray St. Francis.
THANKS for taking the time to post this. I love it.