Wednesday, Thursday, Oct. 10,11, 2012

Wednesday, Thursday, Oct. 10,11, 2012:

We started Thursday morning by taking the train to Perugia.  I still can not get over how wonderful and inexpensive the trains are here for traveling.  The round trip from Spoleto to Perugia and back, approximately 60 miles by my wild guess, cost only 10 euros each or approximately $13.00.  

A good view of the fortress located on the hill above the town of Spoleto taken on the way to the train station.

The door  across the alley from our front door is quite unique.  The handle consists of the hand shown below.

The happy couple waiting for the train to Perugia

View of the countryside from high in the town of Perugia.  It is interesting that the population drops off quite fast when you get away from town leaving nothing but occasional homes and rolling hills.   

Strolling along the Corso Vannucci  going towards the  Cathedral of St Lorenzo.

We had lunch at a restaurant that another  traveler had recommended to us.  The pizza was very good.  This was a couple living in Spoleto who have lived in both Arizona and Anacortes.  Delightful couple.

An excellent wine we had with lunch.

Sorry for the quality of this picture taken through the window but when I tried to take it from inside the shop they said NO!. Shirley wanted the picture as  she thought this would be great on the granddaughters for a sewing project.  She also saw a wine colored double knit sheath with 3/4 length sleeves and a shawl collar for another project.  The girls would really enjoy the clothing styles.

Notice the dark rectangle under the arch.  The picture above is an enlargement of that cavity.  There are so many little niches throughout all of these towns where small hidden treasures are waiting to be re-discovered.

What looks like a long narrow path actually was an aquaduct in earlier times.

In this arch notice that the bricks at the top left have  slipped  at some point in time leaving a crack above the arch.

Just one of many beautiful small streets in Perugia

Alex, this picture is for you.  I can not even imagine what the cost would be for this bottle of 1886 wine. Also can not imagine what it would taste like, maybe good, maybe vinegar. The label on the front actually was a stamped seal.

We took the mini Metro  down the hill to the train station.  They consisted of  several small cars that operated on a continuous loop track so that every 5 minutes there was a car approaching.  At the end of the track the car did a 180 degree turn and started going back down the second track.

Being an old model railroader I thought it would be fun to try and operate a real one!

Tomorrow, October 12, is our wedding anniversary.  Since we will never be able to reach the milestones that several of you have reached we celebrate our wedding anniversaries every month.  We were married on September 12, 2009.  

In our wedding ceremony we had a beautiful yellow rose so each anniversary we give each other some form of a yellow rose.  The picture above is my gift to 'Shirl this anniversary.

We had planned to rent a car and drive into the mountains southeast of Spoleto tomorrow but the weatherman has other plans with a 90% chance of rain and lightning so we have postponed the trip and we will just spend the day together "shopping".

Good Night,

73,

The Traveling Huntley's
Shirley and Roger