A Taste of Honey

So following the giant chocolate festival in Perugia, Corciano had a small chocolate festival of their own. We decided that we needed a break from working on our art projects, so we headed up the hill to see Corciano and the festival. This turned out to be one of my absolute favorite experiences. There were nine small booths with different chocolate food items, and we split tickets for each booth. There were also booths with bread, beer, wine, and cured meats. Some people randomly gave us their tickets so we got to go on a second tour for free, which was so awesome! The wine and beer booth people were from France and Germany, so we got a chance to practice some different languages...and speak English! very refreshing. I was walking along one of the streets when I saw a little store carved into the side of a building. It was literally a little cavernous like cave with vaulted ceilings. Inside was a really awesome and nice guy who made his own olive oil. He offered me samples and kept....offering me some more samples! I got a small bottle of it for a present for someone very lucky back at home. I'm not a huge fan of olives, but this was the best olive oil I have ever tasted in my life! After having our fill of all the delicious food, we were sitting in the main piazza having a beer and some gelato when a band of thirty or so men came into the square and started playing. They are called the Perugia Funking Band, and I would highly recommend checking them out! They are amazing. They played for about two hours, walking through the town and dancing the whole time. Here is a link to their Facebook fan page: http://it-it.facebook.com/pfunkingband
We finally left, because we were freezing! Also, we had to get back for dinner! In short, this day was so wonderful because of the people we met :) And because no one pushed us! haha :)