Accidenti!

by | Jul 4, 2011 | General

‘Look at that! ‘my companion yelled. A truck had gone off the ramp and landed in a cornfield 2 meters lower. Hoping no one was hurt we sped on to our destination. ‘Did you notice all that fruit?, What a pity’.  ‘No worries, soon people...

Umbrian Falcons

by | Jul 2, 2011 | General

These young falcons are living in one of the buildings near us. I thought crows had chased the young couple away, but no. Yesterday the fanfare of popping heads peeking down (… it is really high mom!), lots of nervous wing checking, shrieking and then within...

Sagra time

by | Jun 29, 2011 | Events, music and arts

The in-the-know are aware that parties, they call them sagra, are on all year in Umbria. However, the main season is summer. We’ll probably be posting on some of them if and when we get to visit them. For a superb overview of some of the more interesting ones...
Etruscan entrance gate

Etruscan entrance gate

by | Jun 28, 2011 | General

Perugia is old, very old. The city is already mentioned in 310 B.C. All over the town you find remains of the old etruscan civilization, like this age old entrance gate. What struck my eye, besides the humongous stones, was the little plant. Unbelievable how it...
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