Assisi and Orientation

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On Saturday I had my first trip outside Perugia. I went with about 9 other people to Assisi, a town about 25 minutes east of Perugia by train. We left Perugia at 10:30am from the Train station. It was really easy to get on the train and go. All we had to do was buy tickets at the electronic booth and then validate them before we got on the train. The train was pretty comfortable and was really quick and the tickets only cost about 5 euro roundtrip. In Assisi I saw Il Basilico da San Rufino, Rocca Maggiore (a castle), and Il Basilico da San Francesco. The Basilicas were amazing! Inside there were frescos that had been painted several hundred years ago, tombs of Saints, and beautiful religious statues. For any that know me really well you will know that this is right up my ally of interests. 😊 All the sights were beautiful and it was a wonderfull day, although long. We ended up not being able to catch the bus to the bottom of the mountain and walked the 2.5 miles down some rougher terrain and then ended up waiting for another hour for the next train to Perugia! We were all tired and ready to go back home by the end of the day.

Our orientation trip was on Sunday September 7, 2008. We went to a local farm where the owner runs a non-profit community center. He explained the legumes/beans he grew on the farm, the olives, and how founed the center. We also were able to watch a demonstration on fresh pasta making and ate a homemade dinner. The dinner was made from produce of the farm.

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Photos

Pasta
Lady showing us how to make homemade pasta.

Pasta
kneeding the dough

Noodles!
There they are!

Olive Trees
Here are the trees on the olive farm.

Grapes
The traditional grapes from a vineyard.

This is for Dad
This is what Roberto, my cactus will look like all grown up! :)

Produce
THe farm produces legumes/beans and olive oil.

Pony!
Feeding the baby pony!

La Stazione
Train station in Perugia on my first trip!

Market
The market in Assisi at Piazza Matteotti.

Apples!
The biggest apples I have ever seen...seriously.

Rocca Maggiore
The castle. (View from Piazza Matteotti) It was built in 1365...old huh?

Caffe
Here is a little caffe I saw from the street.

Piazza San Rufino
Here is the piazza that Basilico San Rufino was in.

San Rufino
The Basilica--great frescos, and parts of the floor had been removed and replaced with glass so you could see the tomb and crypt below--very cool.

Stairs
the climb to Rocca Maggiore--don't let this fool you, this isn't even half the climb!

Half way
this was taken half way to the top of Rocca Maggiore

Half Way
half way shot of the castle

half way
looking down at Assisi