Moving North - Assisi & Firenze

We've been on the move and I haven't had time to write.  It's really turned into Summer here in Italy.  The last few days have been in the 90's.  Between climbing a mountain and scrambling for trains life has been exciting!

Famous Russ Quote, "Life is one big pizza pie."

You wouldn't believe how many different pizzas we have eaten in the last month.  At times it seems like that is the only food available.  Some are great, others not so good.  It's just like life.

So before we left Sorrento/Piano we took a train to Pompei so we could climb to the top of Mount Vesuvius.  We went as far as we could riding in a van and then it was time to hike.  We covered over 7 miles that day and a portion was definitely uphill.

Looking down into the crater at Mt. Vesuvius

The next morning we started a train adventure going North to get to Assisi.  Our train out of Naples was delayed and that meant we would be missing our connection in Rome.  We scrambled and found another later train that would get us to Assisi.  It threw us off by two hours, but we made it.

The view from our balcony in Assisi.  It was another nice AirBnB.

The front of the same church.

Evening mass was just beginning so we went in.  The pipe organ music and choir were amazing.  We didn't understand a word that was said but we still enjoyed the experience.

We caught a train to Florence this morning.  It was a "no transfer day" so we made it fine and arrived before noon.  If you are Italian the city is called Firenze.  We are here for three days and we love what we have seen so far.

Someone asked us the other day what our favorite city has been.  My reply was, "Where ever I am at."  So today I can say Firenze is my favorite city.  And it may well be.

Don't ask me what they are, I don't know.

The Rangers are doing fine.  Life is good.