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Post Script

Usual practice when returning a hire car is to fill it with fuel

Airports have many fuel stations nearby

Perugia doesn’t

So you travel a few miles to find all fuel pumps are self service

And only take cash, not cards

But you don’t know how much you need

So you either overspend or pay the surcharge for returning it half full

Response from hire company – yeah, we know!

Happy holidays

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Post Script

Usual practice when returning a hire car is to fill it with fuel

Airports have many fuel stations nearby

Perugia doesn’t

So you travel a few miles to find all fuel pumps are self service

And only take cash, not cards

But you don’t know how much you need

So you either overspend or pay the surcharge for returning it half full

Response from hire company – yeah, we know!

Happy holidays

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Saturday – last day

Photos don’t quite do it justice, but today was autumnal rather than brooding.  Mists swirling around the grapevines.
Then clearing …

… then back again.

Even Eileen decided that you can have too much of a good thing, so stayed on the balcony and read for a while rather than exploring more towns and churches.
A little trek into Montefalco for some views and an ice-cream.
And some more views of the Umbrian countryside.
And more relaxing by the pool – still a bit cold for a swim, although a rather large frog was doing a few lengths!
And out to Bevagna for dinner.  Food (and coffee) has been excellent, although it’s taken us the whole week to work out what to order without being absolutely stuffed.
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Saturday – last day

Photos don’t quite do it justice, but today was autumnal rather than brooding.  Mists swirling around the grapevines.
Then clearing …

… then back again.

Even Eileen decided that you can have too much of a good thing, so stayed on the balcony and read for a while rather than exploring more towns and churches.
A little trek into Montefalco for some views and an ice-cream.
And some more views of the Umbrian countryside.
And more relaxing by the pool – still a bit cold for a swim, although a rather large frog was doing a few lengths!
And out to Bevagna for dinner.  Food (and coffee) has been excellent, although it’s taken us the whole week to work out what to order without being absolutely stuffed.
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Friday

Another day, more of the same!  Sat in the sun reading by the pool in the morning (pics would be pretty similar to previous days :o).
Then headed off and guess what – found more stunning Umbrian towns.  This one is Todi.
Inside of the church.
Quick selfie in the town square before the rain came.
And off to Orvieto – much bigger 
With Duomo reminiscent of Florence.
Long drive back, mainly due to the dire state of the roads which meant speed limit of 30mph most of the way.
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Friday

Another day, more of the same!  Sat in the sun reading by the pool in the morning (pics would be pretty similar to previous days :o).
Then headed off and guess what – found more stunning Umbrian towns.  This one is Todi.
Inside of the church.
Quick selfie in the town square before the rain came.
And off to Orvieto – much bigger 
With Duomo reminiscent of Florence.
Long drive back, mainly due to the dire state of the roads which meant speed limit of 30mph most of the way.
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Thursday – Assisi

The forecast promised to be wet, and kept to its word.  So umbrellas were the order of the day.  Assisi wasn’t busy, but we occasionally got the sense (eg when two coach loads of tourists were trying to go to the same place at the same time) that it could be crazy.
Anyway, not surprisingly, lots of buildings, churches etc!
Stopped for a quick cappuccino at a pretty non-description bar, and presumably the owner wanted to be an artist.  I think that’s the first time I have ever taken a photo of a cup of coffee!
The rain continued, and so did we
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Thursday – Assisi

The forecast promised to be wet, and kept to its word.  So umbrellas were the order of the day.  Assisi wasn’t busy, but we occasionally got the sense (eg when two coach loads of tourists were trying to go to the same place at the same time) that it could be crazy.
Anyway, not surprisingly, lots of buildings, churches etc!
Stopped for a quick cappuccino at a pretty non-description bar, and presumably the owner wanted to be an artist.  I think that’s the first time I have ever taken a photo of a cup of coffee!
The rain continued, and so did we