This was huge - this tops July 4th in Southport - this was EuroChocolate! While my friends persued their own interests in Florence, I decided to once again ride the rails through the hills - this time to Perugia. Several people had told us about the big chocolate festival so I went to check it out. I slid right out of Tuscany and into the region of Umbria (Italy has 20 regions - like our states) after making a transfer in Arezzo (where I witnessed the winning football/soccer team arrive). When I got to Perugia, I just followed the crowds onto waiting buses and up to the old medieval part of the city and became part of the throng! Thousands of revelers made their way among the chocolate tents and vendors, tasting and buying all sorts of Europe's best chocolates. It was quite an adventure to add to my long list of life experiences! Perhaps I'll go back to Perugia someday to see what its like on a normal day. Tomorrow it's Venice again! More later!