This weekend is the end of a week long festival of chocolate in the nearby Umbrian capital of Perugia. This post will be less about Perugia than about the celebration of Chocolate. There will some commentary at the end, but just scroll and enjoy.
My goal this year is to feature each kid here at SYA Italy at some point in the blog. 10 students tagged along with me to Perugia, these three from left were new to the adventure group. They are Sydney P. of Minnesota, Chris C. of Massachusetts (and he always dresses that well) and Ben S. of Montana.
Here is Porta Marzia (in Gardner's History of Art). It was built in Etruscan times but retained by the Renaissance builders of this city wall which is a way they referred to Etruscan times. The arch, made of trapezoidal voussoirs are a technological advancement as the weight of them keeps the arch from falling in. The decorative columns are a Roman in nature as is the whole concept of triumphal arches. The five high relief figures along the top are a narrative telling of a battle which the Romans were losing but with the appearance of Romulus and Remus the tide turned.
The last pictures are of the chocolate I bought and took home.
Ahh, I had to buy the chocolate made to look like a salami sausage!
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