It was sad leaving Rome after a great 5 nights. We headed to our usual breakfast haunt and were devastated to find it closed (Sat Morning), we went somewhere else but wasn't the same. Even sadder was that when we headed to the station it was open!
We jumped on our train at Rome Termini, thank god I didn't have the bike, our platform was 1east, the further platform. It was beautify train ride with all the hilltop villages. The train was crowded and we were lucky to get a seat. Thankfully for Kylie lots of people got off at Orvieto as she wasn't enjoying travelling backwards. We originally planned for a day trip there but ran out of time
The ride up to Cortona was interesting with our Taxi driver telling us some of the history of the town and how it dates back to 600BC. We pulled up at our hotel, Hotel San Luca and the view was breathtaking. It looked down over the valley and mountains through to Lago Trasimeno. It's a little bit special for me as I had a win there back in 2002. Gee how time flies.
The town of Cortona is sensational and I couldn't help looking at the Real Estate agencies and dreaming. You could just walk for Hours through the maze of laneways and stairways. We sat on the steps in Piazza della Repubblica and ate lunch. Then a hive of activity started around us. We asked what was happening and all we could understand was that it was starting at 4pm.
We returned then to find a fantastic ceremony, where representatives from different areas of the town marched in to drums carrying their flags. They then had flag throwing and blessed candles from each area. We considered ourself lucky to come across it and have front row viewing.
It was a very special day. Oh the gelato at Gelateria Snoopy was delicious - thanks Taxi driver for the tip.
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