Assisi

Day trip to Assisi

Today we went to Assisi. This is where St. Francis ( of Assisi :) ) was from. We went to the Basilica of St Francis, which was absolutely beautiful. I tried to sneak in a few pictures, I got one of where he was buried and some of the intricate ceilings. We then walked around town, lots of beautiful arches, doors, walled in doors. Very Picturesque !! We also saw where St Francis was jailed. It was extremely tiny. It was about the size of an airplane bathroom.

After that we decided to hike up to the Rocca Maggiore, which was a medieval castle. It was a horrendous hike. It's about a 45 min hike straight up, but since we only had a half an hour before they closed, we had to speed it up a bit. I was dyin' by the time I got to the castle. Then when we got to the castle it was all stairs!!!!!!!! I thought I was gonna shoot myself :) You know it was only about, hmmm, 100+ degree's out (not exaggerating). I was the only girl to make it up :) whoo hoo!!

The views were amazing from the top of the castle. I could see the whole town and the valley below. Gorgeous!! On the way back down to town I saw an odd thing, it was a fence made of gum. It looked like years and years worth of gum, stretching the length of the walkway. I'm not sure why it was there, but it intrigued me for some reason, so I took a few pics ;)

All in all, it was a splendid day

Ciao!