Winetasting…lunch by the sea…well someone has to….

What a lovely day. Glorious sunshine and a drive to Masseria Li Veli to meet up with friends for a wine tasting tour.

It was great fun and delicious wines.

Lunch followed by the sea

 

All with the ever lovely Gio

 

 

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Trulli madly deeply…

Driving towards Martina Franca you enter the world of Trulli houses. Of course they are famously concentrated in Alberobello but really you just need to drive around the countryside and they are everywhere.  That’s when you know you are in Puglia!

Cena con uno Michelin star!

Late afternoon and I drove to Martina Franca to meet my lovely friend Gio of the fabulous Green Italy Tours.  He was my greatest find this time last year and became a good friend. We had a wander around Martina Franca. Another lovely town.

 

Then back to Ostuni and dinner in the hotel’s restaurant. Now I don’t often eat like this so it was a real treat but my goodness what a treat. Appetisers that were imaginative and unexpected. Olives that were really olive jellies, an aperol spritzer served in ice and within a white chocolate ball,  crispy sesame,   The list goes on.

The whole meal was fantastic. Then a walk back into the square and a nightcap at Coffee and More…

Perfetto!

Ostuni. The white city.

I don’t think I talked much about Ostuni when I was here last year. Partly because I didn’t spend enough time here. I’m glad to be putting that right.

Ive spent today wandering around the back alley ways and enjoying the calm. At this time of year there are few tourists so it’s yours for the taking.

Its a beautiful place

And you can even take your garden with you if you move……

 

 

 

Io sono così felice di dire che sono tornato in puglia ( I am so happy to say I’m back in Puglia)

it’s been a long time and I’m sorry for the silence but it’s been busy and I’ve been plotting…. more of that another time.

Im so happy to be back in Puglia. I arrived in Ostuni yesterday to blue skies….  for two days I’m staying in luxury but then it’s a treat. Marking the end of my fiftieth year.

The views are stunning and I can breathe again…

It’s good to be here……