shiny
Despite the absense of a shining sun, we got two shiny pictures of the Umbrian hills / mountains.
Vacation doesn’t equal happiness but……
According to Dutch research taking a holiday won't necessarily increase your happiness. The study showed that the largest increase in happiness comes from the simple act of planning a vacation. In the study, the effect of vacation anticipation boosted happiness for...
Magic green Umbria
Clicking through all pictures on my camera I hit upon these. I took them in December walking some lovely hills near my house. Now growing a nice patch of grass is not an easy thing to do in Umbria so I was amazed when I hit the top...
Show me the way!
Which way? Walking is a favorite passtime in Umbria. Mostly it is not one person taking a stroll but whole groups. I wonder wheteher it is the walking or the talking that takes their fancy but they are out and about in large numbers. The commune di Perugia knows about...
Iphone apps Umbria
If you have done some research on travelling to Umbria recently you might have stumbled upon two iphone apps (one for Todi and one for Orvieto) costing €5 each. In due time a third app, one on Assisi, will be ready. I wrote the company who produced the apps and got a...
Look, up there!
While walking home a few days ago I came across this: Wonder if the owner will be able to find his glasses.
Walk on Monte Tezio
While flicking through my pictures, or maybe I should say clicking, I came across these. They were taken in December during a walk on top of Monte Tezio. From the windy top I could see Lago Trasimeno and the old part of Perugia. The biting wind made me have the whole...
Morning…..
A few days ago I drove down from my mountain, as I like to think of it, at about eight in the morning. Nature greeted me with some splendid views. Unfortunately these only last a very short time, bet they invented camera's for this.
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