So what is my wrap up of our wonderful experience in Umbria? Well, I guess the first time visitor to Italy is more or less compelled to see the famous sights of Rome, Venice and Florence, and they are wonderful cities in their own right, but there is not a city in the world that … Continue reading Gone but not forgotten – leaving Umbria
Venice
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 