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~ So in 2016 I turned 50. I was in Italy for my 21st, 30th and 40th. To keep this birthday tradition going I always knew I'd be in Italy for my 50! This blog starts with my 5 week adventure in Puglia but my love affair with Italy continues…..

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Monthly Archives: April 2017

Polignano a mare e ci vediamo

10 Monday Apr 2017

Posted by Babs in Italy in Italy, Lecce, Puglia, Salento, Travel, Uncategorized

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On the last morning it still wasn’t great weather in Lecce so it was off up to Polignano for a wander and lunch before flying back to the U.K.

It never disappoints…

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And so I leave. But September is booked for Lecce and more. And before that Rome and hopefully Sicily.  I’m going quiet for a bit but will be back with my Roman adventures……

ci vediamo 😘

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Last night in Lecce

03 Monday Apr 2017

Posted by Babs in Italy in Fifty, Italy, Lecce, Puglia, Salento, Travel, Uncategorized

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The thing about rain in Lecce is that when it happens, the locals stay in doors. The good news about that is that the streets are for the taking.  Empty, but magical.  They seem from a  time long forgotten..

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Its been such a short trip but yet I’ve continued to visit new places, spoken more Italian, and met great people.

I’m off to Rome in May and back to Puglia later in the year.

i hope you’ll continue to join me on my travels.

Grazie. Ci vediamo.

Knights Templar at Museo Faggiano and other angelic things

03 Monday Apr 2017

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Despite the threat of rain, the gods have been kind and it’s been a dry but windy day.  To give my “first time in Lecce friend” a taste of the history here – as if walking around doesn’t demonstrate that enough – we went to Museo Faggiano.  This was someone’s home until renovation work revealed the mysteries below the plaster. Walls from the Middle Ages, signs of the Knights Templar, tombs, silos, underground walkways.  All found here. Tiles embedded in the walls to stop the damp, ceilings made from 600 earthenware jugs to enhance light, and the fleur of the Templar to ward off evil. A jewel of a find.

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And I always love strolling around

 

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Ceglie and growing old gracefully….

02 Sunday Apr 2017

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Today is my birthday and I have been royally spoilt. I have gorgeous friends who have sent me lovely messages. Sono fortunata!

Today was a visit to Ceglie.  It’s a small town near Ostuni and also the hometown of one of my work colleagues.  It’s very pretty with a lovely town square, pretty church, small castle and many lanes to wander down

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The restaurant that had been recommended to me was fully booked so we had to move on  but not before spotting this

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And being given fruit in the hope of a kiss from Cosmo  – this gorgeous fellow

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To Ostuni for a lovely lunch sitting outside in the sunshine.  Two or so hours later we went for a stroll passing these two fabulous guys.  Now that’s how I want to be when I’m even older …. on a bench, in a park, with a great friend, putting the world to rights.

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Sunshine and orecchiette.

01 Saturday Apr 2017

Posted by Babs in Italy in Fifty, Food, Italy, Lecce, Puglia, Salento, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine

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A lazy day today.  The weather is glorious so it was only right to use the stunning terrace for a bit of RnR today.

Did have a bit of a roam and found a great little corner store selling fresh cuts of meat and cheese. As I’m hoping to be back here later this year it’s a great find!

Showered, changed and out into the city to soak up Saturday.  A glass of primitivo and some tarelli first at Mamma Elvira Enotica then a bowl of orecchiette for dinner.

Simple but honest fayre…

plus a nice ladder

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