Assisi was one of the towns I always wanted to go to while I was living in Florence, but somehow I just never made it. I had heard it was beautiful, but wasn't expecting this view as I made my way to the top of the hill:
It is an extremely spiritual city--more so than any Italian city I have visited--and accordingly there are an incredible number of large churches in such a small town. Because of St. Francis' love for animals and the city's motto as the "city of peace," they have hung up these strings of fake, glow in the dark birds. I wonder what it looks like at night. Here are some of the churches:
And here I am, hanging out in Assisi:
And finally, my artistic photos for the day:
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