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We left today at 8 am for a tour of Assisi with most of the wedding group. I woke up at 3 am unable to fall back asleep for at least 2 and a half hours, so today I am sadly more tired than yesterday. Our first stop was to a basilica one of the churches that St. Francis rebuilt and where he died. This small chapel has been conserved and a basilica has been built around it...pretty neat. We drove up the hill to Assisi and visited St. Chiara's church. Her body did not decay so it is displayed behind a glass case with a mask over her face. We visited a small chapel called St. Paul's that we would come back to later for a small mass by Fr. Don. We visited the church of St. Francis which was impressive. Great views all around. I tried pistachio gelato and lemon gelatio...and all the carbs in the world because that is all there is to eat here, bread and cheese. Slept the entire 2 hour drive back and then went on an excursion to find dinner. After going to 2 places and deciding they weren't for us, we went to a pizzeria and shared a bunch of dishes (risotto, 2 pizzas, carbonara, and tortellini). Too stuffed for words. Kayla and I had our first experience driving....all was good after we figured out the emergency break was on....woops. Hopefully a chill night in the hot tub because tomorrow we are Florence bound for 2 days and then the wedding on Thursday! Closing words: traveling with family....wonderful....
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