down time

Today was a really special day.  I was kinda sick with a head cold, and Lydia needed a rest day, so we stayed in Assisi for today while most of the group went off to Cascia and points holy.

So Lydia and I meandered from church to church, prayed, napped, did quiet stuff in our room.  Ate gelato.  Had a chance to ponder some of what we are doing and what we’ve seen and experienced.

Italian country side here in this area is remarkable.  Cheese, beef, pork, and more cheese is very “local” - they take great pride in their local production and and cuisine.  I’ve seen a couple of farmers sheering a sheep in their yard, women collecting eggs, families working in their fields, or little shops or vineyards.  It’s very beautiful.

It’s cherry season here, and apricot season - and they are fabulous.

With our pilgrimage group, we have stayed in boutique hotels with lots of character, breakfast and lunch is provided.  One of the goals of our pilgrimage guide is to have the hotels provide us with dinners that feature their local products.  We’ve tried some fantastic dishes, we don’t have choice, we are just served a beautiful three course meal to try new things.  Always a pasta first, then vegetables, salad and some sort of meat dish, and dessert.  And of course the local wines.  ALWAYS good.

AND gelato.  Every.  Single.  Day.  Because, Italy.

And coffee.  Oh yes.  Molto bene.

As far as old stuff is concerned, Italy really rocks it.  Stuff here is so old.

Assisi is built, culture on culture for literally thousands of years.  Assisian rock has a pink hue, and the whole town is a light shade of pink, all the rock for buildings being quarried from the back side of the mountain upon which Assisi sits.











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