Bill Thayer's diary • Summary of July 2000

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In July 2000, I was living in the Italian town of Fossato di Vico and walking around Umbria with occasional small train trips outside Umbria, to Rome and elsewhere.


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July 1	A side trip to Rimini and to the Republic of San Marino to buy film.
July 2	A side trip to Rimini and Pesaro, continued; a walk to the wind power generators at the Cima del Mutali near Fossato di Vico.
July 3	A daytrip to Rome: S. Maria Maggiore, S. Pudenziana, S. Susanna and the area around it.
July 4	— Diary not kept —
July 5	A visit to Spoleto, especially the church of S. Ponziano, with an unexpected stay there overnight; information about the Spoleto section of the Via Flaminia.
July 6	— Diary not kept —
July 7	A visit to Fabriano in the Marche and to the museum at the Palazzo dei Trinci in Foligno.
July 8	A brief fragmentary entry, continued the following day, about a trip to Senigallia.
July 9	A side trip to Senigallia, in the Marche.
July 10	A day of housecleaning, then of shopping in Terni.
July 11	The beginning of a visit to Norcia.
July 12	— Diary not kept —
July 13	A walk from Norcia to Preci and a second day walking the Valle Castoriana around Preci.
July 14	— Diary not kept —
July 15	A walk from Preci to Cerreto di Spoleto with a look at the Triponzo inscription; a second walk around Fossato di Vico: Colbassano, Crocicchio, S. Pellegrino and Palazzolo.
July 16	A very brief entry.
July 17	A walk from Passignano sul Trasimeno to Magione via Montecolognola.
July 18	A walk around Fossato di Vico, to Sigillo and Costacciaro; a meal at Ancona (in the Marche).
July 19	— Diary not kept —
July 20	A daytrip to Terni, then the first leg of a 4‑day walk: from Orte Scalo to Attigliano.
July 21	A visit to the famous sculpture gardens at Bomarzo (Lazio) just across the Umbrian border.
July 22	Days 2 and 3 of a 4‑day walk: from Attigliano to Lugnano in Teverina to Montecchio.
July 23	Most of the last day of a 4‑day walk: from Montecchio to Baschi.
July 24	The last day of a 4‑day walk, continued: from Baschi to the train station of Orvieto Scalo; brief account of a daytrip to Rome, mostly of S. Silvestro in Capite.
July 25	A daytrip to Rome, mostly in the Trastevere district, especially the church of S. Maria in Trastevere.
July 26	A summary account of an outing to Cantiano, Cagli, Fonte Avellana (all in the Marche) and Costacciaro (in Umbria).
July 27	A visit to Cantiano and Cagli, both in the Marche.
July 28	A visit to Fonte Avellana (in the Marche); a daytrip to Deruta.
July 29	A daytrip to the beach at Lido di Lavinio (Latina province, Lazio).
July 30	A visit to Gualdo Tadino; a visit to Spello.
July 31	Pretty much a wasted day, although I go to Terni.

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