The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Italy, well Cortona. It was quite a beautiful sight especially the stars up in the Italian sky. It was pretty spontaneous of us; Lynn, Angela and Sarah, when we decided to go for a walk and wound up on some random drive way and so there was our star gazing spot. Cortona is a little town that sits a top this hill and there is a magnificent view if you walk to the end of the street(strada) I enjoyed the tranquil atmosphere which invited all walks of life. Our tour guide Luca is a calm spirited Italian man who lives a simple life and he took us to the top of the hill where there is a Medieval fortress and a Renaissance church, Church of Santa Margherita, where her body of is on display. She is the patron saint of the falsely accused; hoboes; homeless; insane; orphaned; mentally ill; midwives; penitents; reformed prostitutes; third children; tramps. So anyways there is a wonderful cathedral that is filled with some wonderful paintings and the architecture is really a spectacular. So yeah I have to admit that the trip was unbelievable and having my somewhat unexpected roommate, Angela, was a great treat. I am loving these random times and I know that I have been blessed being here and being able and willing to go places and just see where I end up. The little towns were wonderful but towards the end of the trip after all the awesome food, I started to feel like I was seeing a repeat of the town before. That's when I knew that I wanted to actually engage myself with more than just the tourist tour but actually maybe have a real conversation with the locals or even spend some quality time with people from around the areas I was at. So that is the ramble about Cortona and Pienza and the other beautiful places I went. I have to admit this uploading of photos has proven to be the hardest part, and so I almost feel like I am just preparing a super cool slideshow for all those that would like to sit down with some popcorn and hear some tales from abroad, a world premiere if you will.