Italian Suit

Today started way too early.  If you go to sleep after trying to make sure no wine goes to waste, any next day would start too early.  Nevertheless, Cas and I met up with our folks at the breakfast table so we could head to Perugia.  A fair number of people on our tour took the day off of the optional adventure and hung buy the pool or got a massage.  The thing is, I wanted to see Perugia, and it was pre-paid.  I suspect lots of people on our excursion today had that same conversation.  

Perugia is a town that was built and rebuilt.  The Medieval castle was used as a foundational structure for the Renaissance structure that rested on top of it, which was all plopped down in a town that was originally Etruscan.  All in all, pretty great.  It’s kind of weird to compute that when you are walking along a stone passageway- this pathway has seen feet for thousands of years and will see thousands more.  I am a blip on the radar.  Makes you feel a little small.  

One of the things we had to do with our free time after the official tour stopped was purchase a swimsuit for Cas.  His suit- the one he loves in a really pretty color of blue- is at home.  Mine made it here, but alas, we always forget something.  Nevertheless, he went to a Perugian swimwear shop today and purchased a new suit.  We walked out with a relatively small bag with a pretty standard pair of swim trunks, and I commended him on his wise purchase of an actual Italian suit.  I doubt I will stop making that joke anytime soon.  

After the touring and the shopping trip for the Italian suit, we had a nice lunch.  Every time we have a large group dinner, it feels like the restaurants poke us into a small, hot room.  I suspect that’s the only place most of them have that would accommodate that many people, but still it’s a lot of people and not a lot of moving air or elbow room.  

Still, a great afternoon, followed by the debut of Cas in his new Italian suit.  (See, I am going to make that joke forever!)  We went to the hotel pool and had a relaxing time. After a while in the sun and the water, we all headed back to our respective rooms to dry off.  One of the people on our tour recommended a place to have dinner that was not too far down the road on foot.  We walked there along what turned out to be a slightly perilous path, but we were rewarded with a really great dinner.  We had wine and pizza, followed by a shot of Limoncello. It was just about perfect.  That’s when Cas noticed the sunset.  We have spent the better part of the past hour watching the sun go down.  

Tomorrow, we move on to Sorrento by way of Pompeii.  It is a pretty long travel day with a good amount of bus time.  We should get a few chapters read in our books and a couple of crossword puzzles completed.  We have seven more days left until we’re home, and I am afraid it won’t be enough.  Better enjoy it all while we’re here.  

In the meantime, enjoy our photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/PR6jn1ZzhDS6cx8q8