Adieu Assisi

You saw the photo of our packs. Not many people are carrying packs. En route to the train station to catch the train to Cortona, we stopped at another basilica which had been built over the tiny chapel San Francesco had prayed in after having his vision and embarking on a new life. There is an enormous church now built over the tiny chapel. It is intact in the center of the church and has had frescoes added. A strange juxtaposition, and not a pleasing one. As we exited the church, a couple in their 30s approached us. The Nolan asked if we were pilgrims. There is a Cammino San
Francesco nearby, but it is only 80 km and is not the same scale or age as the Camino to Santiago. These two people had met walking the Camino in June. We said sadly we were not pilgrims, in spite of our packs, and not even walking. But we enjoyed talking about the Camino and our experiences. Marin was from Germany and Saba from Milan. This was their first visit since the Camino, and who knows where the road will lead them. We did tell them about
Martin Luther's walk to Rome and the 500th anniversary in 2010. A walk that does sound very intriguing.




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