The night in Assisi

We left Rome and traveled by train to Assisi. It is a beautiful small town in the hills northeast of Rome. The cab driver told us that there are usually lots of tourists in town but in the wintertime it is pretty slow. That was a good thing! It was so peaceful and serene. It was rainy and cold but that really didn’t matter much to us.

At the hotel where we stayed, I noticed a poster for a concert that very night. It was being presented by the Gregorian Choir from St. Peters and Paul Cathedral from Providence, Rhode Island. We went to the concert, then went to dinner, and then went to another concert in a different church. The second concert was by an all-girls school choir from England. What a wonderful way to spend our one evening in Assisi.

Needless to say, we stopped at all the churches within walking distance and in particular, the church of St. Clare which has a very special place in our hearts since we attended St. Clare church back home. I was disappointed that we could only stay one night. I could have stayed a week in Assisi.