{"id":9568,"date":"2025-02-11T20:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.strangethingstraveling.com\/weekend-in-umbria-fog-in-the-house-and-naked-in-the-street\/"},"modified":"2025-06-15T16:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-15T16:25:25","slug":"weekend-in-umbria-fog-in-the-house-and-naked-in-the-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.strangethingstraveling.com\/en\/weekend-in-umbria-fog-in-the-house-and-naked-in-the-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend in Umbria, fog in the house and naked in the street"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve done a lot of weekends in Umbria<\/strong>, and I’ve enjoyed them if only because of the nature trails you can take to get there.<\/p>\n\n

I like to go south via theE45<\/strong>, through the Casentino forests and toning from the Valmarecchia<\/strong> or via the Marche Apennines. These are spectacular roads by car. <\/p>\n\n

Why so many weekends in Umbria<\/h2>\n\n

I also returned several times to meet what I can consider my first and most frequent reader. Especially when I had only her, and when I wrote my first novels. <\/p>\n\n

When I first passed through the beautiful plain of Castelluccio di Norcia, however, seeing the many ruins caused by the earthquake<\/a> that struck that area gave me a pang in my heart. <\/p>\n\n

\"Island
In addition to the villages and landscapes, on weekends in Umbria you can also enjoy nature, here and highlighted Lake Trasimeno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Dense fog in the apartment<\/h2>\n\n

For a special evening of which I cannot reveal the reason, with a ‘friend we met directly in a rustic apartment in the Perugian countryside. We brought dinner from home, lots of wine, and had the fireplace lit. <\/p>\n\n

In order to create more atmosphere he had also wanted to light some candles. The fireplace was not pulling well and the wood was not adequate. So much so that when I woke up in the middle of the night, I would need fog lights to reach the bathroom. Thinking about it maybe we even risked intoxication; we had to open everything wide for air exchange and we froze being the middle of winter. <\/p>\n\n

\"Forest
I really enjoyed Maggiore Island in Lake Trasimeno in winter, with a beautiful walk through the woods and views of the lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Almost naked on the public street<\/h2>\n\n

On another weekend in Umbria, with the same friend from the fog, we didn’t sleep together the first time (you don’t always immediately bingo!). I stayed in an apartment in Citt\u00e0 di Castello<\/strong>, right in the center of town. <\/p>\n\n

The facility was well kept but ancient, the doors were the kind that from the outside could be opened only with a key, and the bathroom was shared. In the morning, caught up in my plans I walked out of the room in my bathrobe to take a shower, lacking a key and of course my cell phone. At the exact moment I heard the sdeng<\/em> of the door behind me I realized that I was in one of those situations where a lot of people I know would start screaming or at least despairing. <\/p>\n\n

There was no reception and I didn’t know where the owner lived. I tried to go out into the street. But I soon found that the few passersby could hardly help me. And in winter anyway, someone in slippers and bathrobe on the street does not inspire much confidence. <\/p>\n\n

Upon re-entering, I could think of nothing else but trying to open as many doors as I could find. Of course, only the last one opened and I found myself behind the counter of a bar. The young bartender looked at me in amazement and a little frightened. <\/p>\n\n

I explained this and asked if they knew and could contact the gentleman who rented rooms behind their bar. Once again I was lucky. Never more than on that occasion did I bless my habit of bringing my bathrobe from home even if I am away for a night. Everyone has their favorite comforts. <\/p>\n\n

On a weekend in Umbria, as well as Tuscany, the mangy mountains.<\/h2>\n\n

To the same quarters I returned when I also met with another girl from around there. I was very careful in taking a shower and had breakfast in the caf\u00e9 laughing to myself. <\/p>\n\n

On that occasion I took the opportunity to go trekking in the nearby Monti rognosi<\/strong> nature reserve<\/a> in the province of Arezzo<\/strong>. Such a beautiful name for me, it originates from the rugged appearance and the many colorful rocks. Throughout the Tiberina Valley<\/strong>, part in Tuscany and part in Umbria, there are beautiful treks. <\/p>\n\n

Home set of travel On the road into central Italy, marriage proposal (Italy and Vatican)<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Previous stop On an RV trip, the Italian Trans-Siberian Railway<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Next stop alternative New Year’s travel: ditching the spouse<\/a><\/p>\n\n

\"Funny
My passion for what at least to me are strange signs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

Trips taken, travel stories divided by continent<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Countries visited in my travel stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Anecdotes, divided by type in travel narratives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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