Fridays at the uni tend to be the lightest in lessons as they realise students use the weekends to explore, so today we headed off for a tour of the Baci Perugina factory in the industrialised suburbs of Perugia. Here we learnt of the staggering fact that the factory produces 1,500 Baci per minute - nearly two million a day when it is in full production mode. We also saw the World Record sized replica Bacio, weighing six tonnes, and the Chocolate Cooking School which got the students quite excited. The tour finished with free tastings, although Tony did manage to resist the temptation to cram his pockets full, and then primed and ready, we hit the shop. Before we knew it, it was time to jump back on our bus back up the hill for a free afternoon wandering through the shops and soaking up the sunshine on the Cathedral's steps.
Tomorrow we're off to Spello by train. We'll be walking off the chocolates along the Road of Olives to Assisi before we return here for our only Saturday night in Perugia. Given the noise from the streets and square near our appartments, I suspect it will be noisy - at least until 3am when everything settles back down. Ah, the joys of experiencing life in the middle of a university town!
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