Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Ancient Villages and Beautiful Countryside

 Perugia
The town is right on the lake





The boys eating and drinking as usual!

 Daily picnics with local foods and wines!


Fantastic scenery at every turn!

Yesterday we arrived in Perugia which has an old beautiful medieval village and it is also a university city. So it is old with new! Our hotel is luxurious and when we arrived we had to wheel our bikes through a stunning foyer into an enclosure so they could be locked up. It is called La Rosetta and our room is as large as a small flat.  It is probably 7m square and a bathroom with bath to match. The decor is renaissance and we feel like royalty here. We are going on a guided tour of the village tonight to find out more of the history.  The bike ride today was fantastic. We didn’t have any rain and it was sunny with some clouds and around 19 degrees. The photos will tell the story. Today was about a 40 kilometres and tomorrow the same and we should end up in Assisi. Every town is beautiful with so much historic, at every turn there is another picture.  We eat late every night so this will be a short blog to let you know we are both well. We couldn’t get onto the internet last night so I am sending it the next day. We had another great day riding but it is late again so I will get this one off first. We are in Assisi at the moment which has been a fascinating day as well so I will be one day behind in our blog. But bye for now love Chel and Gary xx  more photos coming!
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3 comments:

  1. reneMay 8, 2012 at 3:13 PM

    good to hear that there was no rain. It makes it so much better. As all the others, the photos are beautiful. xxxmumjxxx

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  2. normaMay 8, 2012 at 10:54 PM

    Thankyou for your on going blogs Rachel, they are wonderful, Gary seems to be falling behind with his share?? You seem to be keeping up with the group without any trouble, and the scenery along the way is fantastic - no shortage of food either!
    Keep happy pedalling you two - love Mum XX
    P.S. Bob is improving, fluid in legs has decreased considerably.

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  3. julieMay 9, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    Hi guys

    1. love love the photos
    2. Rachel I can't believe you were not even out of breath at the top of the hill - well done
    3. How good does the food look
    4. I think I should start bike riding so I can do a ride like you are doing
    5. How beautiful is the countryside
    6. Love love Italy

    love you xx

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