Snow in Umbria
Today a lot of snow! The world turned black and white (and grey ... lots of grey). The forecasts are not great. Still more than a week to go with daily snow fall and temperatures, even during the day, far below zero....
Raw milk kiosk
A few days ago, I found myself staring at this. I found it just outside the shopping mall 'Collestrada' near Perugia: One can buy a liter of raw milk for 1 euro. That is not expensive! The first time user is invited to buy a bottle for 1 euro and they explain on the...
Restaurant La Molenda near Citta di Castello
Wow … the real Italian life … you might think after reading the past blog posts. One dinner or nice event after the other! Indeed I agree I do thoroughly enjoy life here in Umbria! A few nights ago I went to eat a pizza at La Molenda, just outside Citta di Castello,...
Restaurant La Stalla near Assisi
Simple, efficient and since many years unchanged … restaurant La Stalla very close to Assisi. You sit at long tables, the benches are not exactly comfortable, but this place is certainly not meant to linger. The food is good, service very fast and the prices are low....
Post office clock
This foto was made in the Ponte Pattoli post office. The note says that the clock is about 10 minutes early ... extremely funny that clearly nobody knows how to adjust the time. I did find out that it is strictly forbidden to make pictures in the post office ... !
Spoleto Guided Tour
The 'Guide in Umbria' form a group of Umbria tour guides of excellent quality. The summer of 2011 they had (in Dutch) a wonderful tour of Perugia every Wednesday morning for just 5 euro per adult. The tour was a big hit, many of our guests went and loved it. The Guide...
Dawn in Umbria
Sometimes waking up and getting out of bed early is rewarding!





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