Buongiorno from Assisi

After a 25 hour journey that included flights from California to Washington D.C. to Fiumicino Airport, a train into Rome, a train to Foligno, a train to Santa Maria degli Angeli, a bus to Assisi and a walk past the childhood home of Saint Clare, I arrived at my home for the next two months on a sunny Umbrian afternoon. One might observe, cheerfully, that but for missing the Foligno connection due to a train delay, it would have only been a 24 hour journey. However, when one arrives to springlike weather in Assisi, the challenges of a long trip just melt away. Now, after a good meal at Pizzeria Otello, a good night's sleep and a fine morning stroll back down to Santa Maria degli Angeli, the world is looking quite beautiful again. Here's a window view from where I'm staying.

That's the fountain in the Piazza del Comune below, the center of town. It's approximately 87 steps down (or up), for those who enjoy exercise, or perhaps offsetting the impacts of frequent trips for gelato. Here's a view from the opposite direction.

Home-away-from-home is the upper set of green shutters.
Am heading out now, with much to do, but will be posting more soon. Ciao.