12/10/2008
Anna and Jeff left this morning by train for Rome. We had got the GPS working again by holding it together with a hair elastic and led us on a "find the train station drive", up a dead end street where we could see the station facing us but couldn't get to it. So after ignoring her telling us to go right when we wanted to go left finally made it to the station.
After saying goodbye we drove to Cortona . This enchanting town has had a rejuvenation after being made famous by Frances Mayes book Under a Tuscan Sun. You hear American accents at every turn and the women are here for the shopping. Lots of classy shops specialising in jewelery and leather as well as the top designers. Us poorer mortals enjoyed a gelato while people watching and the spending frenzy.
Cortona is a lovely town with winding narrow alleyways and very steep to walk around. Certainly gave the butt muscles a workout when we did the challenging climb up to Chiesa di Santo Margherita only to find the church was closed - should have checked the times. At least there was a cafe there so we could buy a cold drink. There are some fantastic views across the plain to Lake Trasimeno so it wasn't all in vain.
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