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Southern Italy - October 31 to
November 7, 2009 |
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| Oct 30:
We flew Delta into Rome and picked up Hertz rental car |
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31: Drove
from Rome to Hotel Olympico in Salerno |
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Hotel Olimpico, a beautiful resort on
the Mediterranean Sea |
We rested here when our rental car
blew up & had to be replaced |
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Nov. 1: Atena Lucana, birthplace of
Nick's grandparents |
Atena Lucana town square on an early
Sunday morning |
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Street leading up to Atena Lucana
church |
Steep walkways in Atena Lucana |
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Betty climbing up to Atena Lucana's hill-top castle |
Men gathering for Sunday morning
service in Atena Lucana |
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We stayed overnight in Matera, in
"The Sassi" |
The Sassi means "Stones of Matera" |
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The Sassi houses date from prehistoric times |
Nick and new-found friend/chef in Osteria
"Al Vicinato" |
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Halloween decorations in Osteria
"Al Vicinato" |
Cats of Sassi |
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The Sassi houses are built into
the volcanic rock |
The church of Sant'Agostino |
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We ate a delicious dinner at this
Sassi restaurant |
The Sassi seen in a winter postcard |
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The Sassi as viewed from our hotel balcony |
Our Sassi view as seen at dusk |
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| Nov. 2:
Lecce is in the heal of Italy & is over 2,000 years old |
Lecce-
We saw lots of locks like this all over Europe |
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Alberobello located near Bari and is
famous for its Trulli houses |
Alberobello and its unique Trulli
roofs |
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Trulli houses were built because they
were not taxed |
Alberobello store-front trulli |
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Monopoli town square near castle of
St. Stephen |
Monopoli has a small port with
delicious
fish restaurants |
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Nov. 3: We stayed overnight in Bari,
the capital city of Apulia |
Bari Harbor, near the old town |
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