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Alan K | all galleries >> Italia (Italy) >> Umbria, Aug 2016 >> 2016 Day 11 Part 1: Assisi, Perugia (PR), Umbria (Tue 30 Aug 2016) > 160830_092301_2046 The Bus Stop, In A Nutshell
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30-Aug-2016 AKMC

160830_092301_2046 The Bus Stop, In A Nutshell

Via Fontebella, Assisi, Umbria, Italia

If you want a shot of Assisi in a nutshell, this one comes close.

We have the old stone walls, gates and fortifications. We have a tourist shop built into the walls selling clothing souvenirs, even film cameras according to the sign over the door (no, you won't be able to read it in the reduced size image, but trust me), though I suspect that it's a sign from long ago.

It has a bus stop, since there really isn't much in the way of non-tourist shopping in Assisi. There are a couple of places which are more like old style corner shops, but I suspect that people will need to regularly go down to Santa Martia degli Angeli on the plains 4km away to go to larger shops, and it's not like there is a lot of space for cars up the hill. The bus stop has 4 luxurious plastic seats, because that road just isn't wide enough for a proper shelter. Good luck in summer or when it rains.

And, of course, there is a beautiful view over the Umbrian countryside.

This is an oversimplification of what the place is, but it's not a bad attempt.

You've seen this place before.

"We have?"

Yes, you have, if you've followed the gallery in sequence. Remember shot 2018, the little house with the big mural?

It's behind me in this shot.

In THAT shot, this store and the gate were behind me.


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