Short post. I got to the train station and found that there is a train strike I think just for trains going to Perugia. So I walked around the town near the train station instead. There is a big old beautiful church here just behind the train station I got to see. This town is quaint and has real shops and a supermarket. Assisi has a few small grocery stores but I couldn't find Seymour's food there. Now he will have 8 more cans to eat up quickly!
I had heard about the strikes here but this is the first time it affected me. They don't know how long it will last but I am hoping just one day. I need to find a Vodafone store and buy my train ticket to Cinque Terre for next week. Also I need internet access to find a place to stay after Cinque Terre.
Last night we walked around Assisi and I got in on a few tours that were in English. There are Friars who do tours in various languages. I am assuming that there is a monastery here because there are lots of nuns and friars around. Again I took Seymour into the churches we could get in. Technically, their sign shows a picture of a dog walking with a line through it and Seymour is in his sling. I'm just saying . . It did start raining hard last night and I saw on the news this morning that there was flooding in Rome and Naples.
So here we sit in McD's again - this time with fries and Coke light. Maybe tomorrow I can get the internet issue fixed.
Showing posts with label Assisi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Assisi. Show all posts
Friday, October 21, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
St. Francis Would Be Disappointed
This will be all words with no pics. I wrote to the owner of the B&B I was going to in Assisi to get directions. The directions pretty much said to take the bus to San Francesco church and everyone knows where it is. No they didn't. You have to take the bus from the train station because Assisi is probably 2-3 miles away - up hills.
This place gives Montepulciano a run for the most hills. In fact I think Assisi would win. So, I got off of the bus and trudged up the rest of the way to the church. Didn't see the B&B so I asked someone and they had never heard of it. Off I went, up more hills pulling my suitcase, carrying my back pack and periodically carrying Seymour when he wasn't stopping to smell and pee a few drops at a time. I tried getting out my computer to see if my vodofone sim would work. I paid for 2 months; doesn't appear I got 2 months. Up more hills until I lucked out and asked a store owner where the info office was located. He didn't understand me and said there was an Internet cafe across the road. I went in and bought a geleto and asked to use the Internet. The only way I was able to find this hotel was to go on airbnb and go to the listing. Then click on street view and looked at the 360 degree view so when I walked again I recognized the Pizza sign. People have got to give better directions!
My room is nice and has a TV with Italian stations. I started watching it to help me learn more Italian through osmosis.
Back to the church where St Anthony is buried - no dogs allowed! Doesn't that seem crazy? I went to the info office to asked who was in charge of that church. Is it the Pope, I asked. They acted like they had no idea - so much for an information office! I am calming down a little and did sneak Seymour into the upper church but the police stopped me when I tried to go into the lower church where St Francis is buried. I might give in and leave Seymour at the B&B so I can get in.
Assisi itself is beautiful, almost too perfect. I walked around this morning and took lots of pics but I will need to figure out how to post them without having to take a bus to McDonalds. I hope to go to Perugia tomorrow and see if they have a Vodafone store where I can recharge my SIM card. I am here for 6 days.
This place gives Montepulciano a run for the most hills. In fact I think Assisi would win. So, I got off of the bus and trudged up the rest of the way to the church. Didn't see the B&B so I asked someone and they had never heard of it. Off I went, up more hills pulling my suitcase, carrying my back pack and periodically carrying Seymour when he wasn't stopping to smell and pee a few drops at a time. I tried getting out my computer to see if my vodofone sim would work. I paid for 2 months; doesn't appear I got 2 months. Up more hills until I lucked out and asked a store owner where the info office was located. He didn't understand me and said there was an Internet cafe across the road. I went in and bought a geleto and asked to use the Internet. The only way I was able to find this hotel was to go on airbnb and go to the listing. Then click on street view and looked at the 360 degree view so when I walked again I recognized the Pizza sign. People have got to give better directions!
My room is nice and has a TV with Italian stations. I started watching it to help me learn more Italian through osmosis.
Back to the church where St Anthony is buried - no dogs allowed! Doesn't that seem crazy? I went to the info office to asked who was in charge of that church. Is it the Pope, I asked. They acted like they had no idea - so much for an information office! I am calming down a little and did sneak Seymour into the upper church but the police stopped me when I tried to go into the lower church where St Francis is buried. I might give in and leave Seymour at the B&B so I can get in.
Assisi itself is beautiful, almost too perfect. I walked around this morning and took lots of pics but I will need to figure out how to post them without having to take a bus to McDonalds. I hope to go to Perugia tomorrow and see if they have a Vodafone store where I can recharge my SIM card. I am here for 6 days.
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