Let me just say that this day was one of the happiest days ever. Why? Not just because of seeing the town of Assisi, but it was the very first day this entire trip that I was able to wear a sweathshirt for the entire day! Not just in the morning and in the evening but the whole day was chilly enough for a sweatshirt. Why is this such a big deal you might ask? I've been missing the Minnesotan fall weather like none other lately, so having the opportunity to wear a jacket definitely made my day complete! :)
I realized I am a terrible writer. I think I have found myself using the adjective "beautiful" a few too many times. But, let me use it at least once more: Assisi was nothing short of beautiful! We (and in "we" I mean Brittany, myself, Lauren and Julie, so a bit of a girls day) hopped on a train at a bright and early 7:45am and enjoyed a relaxing 2 hour train ride. As soon as we got there, afer enjoying the scenery the whole way there, we bused it up to the "up-town" part of Assisi, where all the sites are. All the buildings in Assisi are the same pinkish limestone color. You'd think that would be boring if the whole town looked like that, but it is the complete opposite. It gave the whole town such originality and simplicity!
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| Delicious pastries! |
We had no set plans at all for the entire day. We just ended up wandering around, stopping at places when we felt like stopping. We had no map in had either. If we got lost, no worries. It's not like it's not happened before anyways! So we just meandered through the quite streets of Assisi admiring the jaw dropping churches and window shopping and drooling as we passed any pastry shop! (Of course, we had to stop for one eventually, and good thing, because it was delicious!) Also, I think I have a scarf addiction here. The scarves are so unique! We saw a little vendor outside one of the churches, so naturally, we had to look...and purchase. We'll just leave it at that! :)
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| Fondonte Ciocoloto, yum! |
We were on our way to the Basilica of St. Francis when we passed a cafe with a huge sign: "Hot Chocolate" with a ton of different flavors! We decided it was chilly enough for something warm to drink (it was a little cloudy anyways)! I am so glad we stopped. The 4 of us shared a entire cup of Fondonte Ciocoloto. Let me tell you: It is nothing like hot chocolate! It is sooo much more exciting! It is much richer and thicker than cocoa and much more chocolatey. (Which I consider to be a good thing!)
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| Basilica of St. Francis |
After enjoying that Fondonte Ciocoloto, the Basilica of St. Francis was the next thing we found. (Hard to miss actually) This was such an incredible church! The frescoes of St. Francis' life in the upper level were completely amazing and so much detail in the mosaics of the altar and ceiling! Then we walked to the lower level to see the relics: his robe/tunic among other things. And finally, continuing to a lower level underground, was his tomb, surrounded by the tombs of his companions. I don't even know how to explain it. Truly astounding though.
What a, for lack of a better term, beautiful day in Assisi! :)
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Lookout tower
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Let me just say that this day was one of the happiest days ever. Why? Not just because of seeing the town of Assisi, but it was the very first day this entire trip that I was able to wear a sweathshirt for the entire day! Not just in the morning and in the evening but the whole day was chilly enough for a sweatshirt. Why is this such a big deal you might ask? I've been missing the Minnesotan fall weather like none other lately, so having the opportunity to wear a jacket definitely made my day complete! :)
I realized I am a terrible writer. I think I have found myself using the adjective "beautiful" a few too many times. But, let me use it at least once more: Assisi was nothing short of beautiful! We (and in "we" I mean Brittany, myself, Lauren and Julie, so a bit of a girls day) hopped on a train at a bright and early 7:45am and enjoyed a relaxing 2 hour train ride. As soon as we got there, afer enjoying the scenery the whole way there, we bused it up to the "up-town" part of Assisi, where all the sites are. All the buildings in Assisi are the same pinkish limestone color. You'd think that would be boring if the whole town looked like that, but it is the complete opposite. It gave the whole town such originality and simplicity! 
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