Perugia is a university town so the vibe is young and fun while the town itself predates Christianity.We Had cappuccinos in the morning at Hotel Umbria and off to explore. We visitied the old artesian well from 300 BC and then wandered all over through narrow streets. We met a Columbian women from Florida who had lost her husband 3 year prior at the castle and then walked with her into a wine shop (to use the restroom) and the proprietor gave us each a small taste of local sherry. The three of us continued through the town for hours, stopping at old churches whenever we came to one.
We got lost finding St. Pietro and a nice woman from the consulate gave us a ride to our destination. A beautiful church filled with more frescos than we've seen thus far! Continued our journey and stumbled upon the largest and oldest church in all of Umbria. We parted ways after that and Mackenzie and I exploredthe archeological museum which was fabulous and set in an old stunning building. Later we found again the church steps to watch the sites.
We did stop in one of the many chocolate stores to grab some of the local chocolate first!
Wandering again, we found a lovely outdoor spot near the wall, overlooking the country side and town below and had an Italian aperitif. Walked a few blocks further through narrow stairways and found a delightful restaurant where we had a salad, prosciutto and melon, and a ricotta an spicy salami calzone. We overlooked the sunset and watched a distant thunderstorm and spoke of Jim. I told Mackenzie things about him she didn't know. I told her that I felt bad about leaving him for so long last summer, but she said that it was a time for her to spend with him.
Oh, Parsa, our Hotel front desk person wanted to have dinner and drinks with Mackenzie, he said she was a bella donna!
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