Waddy should be proud. I made it out of bed this morning not too long after 5.30am. We have a good reason. Today is the Infiorate of Spello, and we want to get there as early as possible. The Infiorate is a floral festival of religious significance, related to Corpus Christi. The streets of Spello are … Continue reading Infiorate of Spello – Flower Festival
Umbria
Another Day – Another Medieval Town – Gubbio
One of the advantages of not researching a destination is that everything you discover for yourself is a fresh delight. Such as our day jaunt to Gubbio. At first simply a place name on a map, what we discovered on arrival was another medieval hillside town with rich colour and interesting alleyways. The stone of … Continue reading Another Day – Another Medieval Town – Gubbio
A day in Assisi
It's at this point that I have to confess that I did not research Assisi at all. Of course I know something of St Francis of Assisi, but our motivation for coming here was to visit Francesca and see her farmhouse transformation first hand. I lived in one many years back when I had a … Continue reading A day in Assisi
The Reluctant Retiree 