A glorious day spent wandering the narrow cobbled and twisting alleyways, under stone archways and admiring scenery and views of the Umbrian countryside in and from the mountainside town of Spello.
A quiet lunch in the Piazza della Republica was briefly interrupted by lots of noisy school children escaping onto buses to head home for the day and seista time. The town then became very quiet, shutters were closed, only tourists about – although you can hear chatter and noise from behind the closed doors! Most everything closes between 1pm and 4pm and comes alive again after 6! Dinner is usually late – restaurants here not keen for business before 7.30pm. Tonight we ate again at Il Molina (the Old Mill) – beautiful meal and we were most amused by the much pampered dog at the table next door- a miniature Buddy who sat on her owner’s lap and ate from his plate when given the chance! The dog came in dressed for dinner in a little coat and had been approved and made welcome by the restaurant!
Comments
Comment by Helen on 2008-09-22 16:03:32 -0700
I jst love the idea of a siesta – The sights sound wonderful
Enjoy
Love
helen
Comment by Brownie on 2008-09-23 07:22:33 -0700
Buddys dreaming at the thought of it….
