Pescara is right on the Adriatic coast and it was much warmer there. We planned on laying on the beach, but it wasn’t quite that warm so we walked up and down the beach. We couldn’t seem to find any of the churches that were the main attractions, but we thought that the beaches would do lol. My roommate Yasemin has a house near Pescara and we are going there in a couple weeks so we decided to head to our next, and last destination, Perugia. We had a beautiful drive up the coast and the drive was very quick. The town of Perugia, is right at the top of a hill, and the whole town has outdoor escalators connecting the walking paths. Something I didn’t know about Perugia is that its Cathedral has the Virgin Mary’s wedding ring housed in a safe. The safe has 15 locks and is only opened twice a year. July 30th and the second week in December. Perugians stole the ring from a nearby town and now they have it guarded heavily. July 30th is the date that the ring was stolen and December is the believed wedding date of Mary and Joseph. Another thing is that the town is a “College Town”. There are over 30,000 students there, but the town is really small compared to Rome. I really liked Perugia because it is a small town and their main streets aren’t allowed to be driven on by cars so everyone walks around in the evening. It was a very peaceful evening and we had our own “passeggiatta” or evening walk, around the town. We stopped off at a couple points to take pictures because the view from the edge of town is amazing. We saw the end of the sunset and were able to see the city lights below. Our hotel offered a special with a local restaurant where we could get wine, pasta, meat, vegetables, and bread, all for 15 euro so we took up the offer and had a great “last” meal. Somehow we scheduled the return of the car to be at 10am on Saturday morning, so we had to get up at 6am in order to get it back to Florence in time! This was the first time that we didn’t have our cappuccino in the morning and I was a little worried about how it was going to work out. It turns out we aren’t as addicted as we thought and we waited until we returned the car to have our necessary coffee. I am spending tonight in Florence with Amanda and I will head back to Rome on Sunday.
Needless to say, we didn’t have your typical college “spring break”, but I would not trade it for the world. We managed to see more of Italy than most Italians have seen. I wish I could have spent more time in each city, but we hit the main attractions in each city. I loved having a car and being able to go where we wanted, when we wanted, so much, that I rented a car for when Jaimie and Sarah come and we are going to explore Tuscany over Easter weekend.
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