Rainbow

Previously, my favorite town had been Lucca. On Wednesday, we visited an unpronounceably named town next to a lake where we went to ceramic shops and ate delicious gelato (as if we don't do that every place we visit...) and then went to Assisi. You guys, Assisi is AMAZING. I think it might be my most favorite place in the whole entire world. It's up on a mountain and you walk from the top of it down to the bottom of it and go to little shops along the way. The shops are so lovely and the view is so nice. I thought there was a yarn shop and was told by several shop owners that there was one "just up those steps and to the left," but I was unable to find it. My new friend Sonya and I got separated from the group and found a delightful Pizza place and ate some delicious caramelized onion and cheese pizza
and then I wandered around by myself for a while (don't tell my mom). I found what I think has been my very favorite store so far, Rainbow, this little place run by a cute Italian hippie that knows very little English but can sing along to David Bowie. I think that I felt most at ease in Assisi, and I wish we were going back there, rather than back to Florence two more times, but whatever, I'm in Italy! We're going to Greve and San Gimingnano tomorrow, I'll let you know if I find any yarn shops! Speaking of Yarn, we went into Reggello today, as we heard a rumor about a Bar (coffee shop) that served coke over ice, and while we were there, I asked the owner if she knew where the yarn store was located (IN ITALIAN, PEOPLE!!!! DOVE, DOVE!!!), and she said YES! So, while in Reggello, I got coke with ice, yarn, gelato, and kisses on the cheek from an old man in a yarn store. I'd say over all, it's been a pretty excellent two days.