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Farewell Italia
... payment was not successful ........ Well we have tickets and we will be boarding. REPORT ..... Pegasus is fantastic - we are in exit row - preordered meal very satisfactory and only a two hour ten minute flight - most impressed. My lasting memories of Puglia will be the olive trees, the trullis, the Sunday cakes, great coffee, exceptionally good cheap wine, the harvesting of the almonds and grapes, the old towns beautifully perched on the ...
Wine - start to almost finish
... that squashed those grapes was enough for me to say NO. Then there was the clean up and of course we all ended up wet and covered in grape refuse - was fun. Benadetta arrived with lunch which was splendid crumbed and fried ricotta, lasagne, roasted peppers and caponata - red wine of course. Franco usually takes the grapes to a commercial wine stores in San Vito but since the tax has been imposed on the squashed grape remnants which are used to make grappa - they have shut up shop ...
The long lunch
... which was the best I have ever tasted. Into freezer to set. Then the rabbit was marinated for a short while in white wine with bay leaves, rosemary,sage all fresh - then dusted in flour and sautéed - two small peeled tomatoes added together with onion - low heat - cooked to perfection. Chicken with feathers was marinated in prosecco, vino rosso, bay leaf, rosemary, sage and salt awaiting the BBQ. Then the yeast was prepared with sugar and warm water set aside - ...
Lecce.....2nd visit
... go on holiday.The Romans all flee the city and head for the beaches( not a bad time to visit Rome ) as do most of the Italians. it is not uncommon to see a sign posted on a shop.."away for the month of August, back later".This is the festive time when they celebrate their saints days ..and generally have a good time. Back in FF now and winding down preparing for the trip home....A few housekeeping chores to attend to before ...
Observations and reflections
Well, do you know what we did today? Nothing! Being a Sunday,no shops were open, there were about two trains running , so we just chilled..and how good did it feel! We happily idled the day away,reading,playing with our I pads and a little siesta iafter lunch So therefore,as I have nothing to say I thought I would share a few observations we have made on Italy and the Italians...in no particular order...In some ways it is if time has stood still. Most people ...
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