Rome and Assissi

Hello pernernernums.  Shaking the flu slowly and soldiering on.  For those who have been to Assissi and Positano...........shit ya gotta love steps and up and down walking.  Arrived a 1000hrs and my room wasn't ready so dumped the big bag and set off.  Went to highest point of the mountain then to the top of a turret of Castle Magiorre.  May I say the 150mt walk through the tunnel to get there, on top of the very skinny sprial starcases, were a challenge.  I was surprised how fit I was even with the flu.  But what a view.  I gripped the flag pole like a little boy grips his pecker when he gets into trouble, and did a 360 with the camera on movie mode.  Can't send you that cos this computer has no card reader.  rome day 2 and Assissi added up to 120 photos.  Did a couple of other cathedrals.  As I narrated in the 360, if I did a Hail Mary and an Our Father at every church here I'd be staying for about 12 months.  Said a few for everyone, got my hotel room after lunch on the steps of the town square then headed to St. Francis of Assissi Basillica and crypt.  Very impressive.  Never seen so many nuns and monks, and priests.  Only saw 2 beggers so I guess all the others had been 'saved.'  Not like Rome.  Absolutely majestic but as you would guess - no photos allowed in most places.  Went to the crypt and cathedral of St. Clare and Saint Torrino as well.  Went for an late arvo stroll around town looking for a beer and ended up in the bowels of some excuse for a shopping centre.  So imagine the 5 million steps had to then climb back up so I dersered that beer then.  In the main Piazza there was a junior local band playing old italian folk music so I kicked back with a pint and enjoyed the music, view and the beer.  Had a lovely lasagne and salad with half a litre of red to wash it down with a view over Umbria.  Beautiful.  Heading off on the train to Venice tomorrow so chat then and hopefully get some final snaps on this blog thing.  Love to all.  Lucas