Umbria Day ONE

Sorry for the interruption, but we didn't have our access for a day or so.  Back on board, though it might be spotty for a little while.  

We drove from Sorrento to our home for the next three nights.  We have a very small car, thanks be to God, because the roads can get tight and the Italian drivers are a little wild! (Right, Emily!)  It was about 4 hours of driving to get here and only two wrong turns, so those who remember Ireland escapades know we are doing better than average.  

We found our home in Montefalco, the Villa Zuccari.  It is a 16th Century home of the Zuccari family now converted into a very nice villa where they have typically a thriving business of business meetings, tourists and vacationers coming to relax in a little Italian luxury.  It is a sharp contrast to our other lodging for the trip - where we have gone for cost and convenience.  But this is very centrally located in Umbria and so works well since we have day trips planned to every direction here.  

Last night our direction was back south and east to Spoleto.  Pictures on Facebook tell the story better, but it is a charming city built up on the top of a hill.  In June-August it is filled with music and theatre festivals with people coming from worldwide for all types of singing, opera and dance.  

We checked with our hotel and then Tripadvisor.com (our travel bible) and found a highly recommended restaurant and had the meal of a decade (that we seem to have about every other night).   The owner told about his daily truffle hunt with his 8 trained dogs (2 dogs at a time is the legal limit).  We tasted his truffles in two of our dishes.  And drank some excellent house wine that came from Orvieto.  

Today we are headed to Deruta - a home for pottery and Perugia with chocolate and churches.  

Ciao!

Bob and Chris