5/10/2008
The scenery from Termoli on the coast to Lake Trasimeno was quite dramatic with hillside towns and snow on the tops of mountains in the distance behind.
We arrived at San Feliciano with a few minor diversions. Our instructions were to ask in the village for direction to our accommodation. We asked 3 people and took 2 out of 3 being the best chance and got here without a hiccup. We were greeted very warmly by Massimo who doesn't speak any english but introduced us to his son who speaks a little. It came as a surprise that a restaurant is part of the villa. It is a converted farmhouse with 2 rented apartments and another which is occupied by a relative - who has approximately 20 cats. We opened up the windows and were greeted by a cat or kitten wanting to join us - luckily there are screens. Our apartment is large, very comfortable and there will be plenty of room when Anna and Jeff arrive.
We drove to Magione and had some interesting moments finding our way around. Narrow streets Madam GPS wanting to take us down one way streets the wrong way etc. Being a Sunday there is not much open. We found a large furniture store - of all places... a bit like IKEA... that also had a small dry goods section and managed to find the ingredients to make puttenesca.
Our closest village is San Feliciano which is very small and quiet. It is situated near the lake with a pretty park in between where the trees are turning their autumn colours. After siesta the locals congregate in the park and there are groups of old men sitting around talking or playing chess.
On the lake we watched a fisherman rowing around and checking the fishtraps which look like bunches of twigs sticking out of the water like derelict indian teepees.
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