The morning train took us to Assisi to see the birthplace of St. Francis (born in 1182). He began the Franciscan order of friars and we saw many modern day ones in their traditional brown robes and rope belts. St. Clare is also from Assisi (born in 1193) and both she and St. Francis have large churches dedicated to them. The weather was cool and windy, but beautiful scenery and sights made the visit very nice. Another train took us to Cortona where we enjoyed some shopping and a great dinner. We chugged back into the Florence station about 11 o'clock and were happy with our day down South.