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Costa Fascinosa
okay I lied.. the Commentary will not be coming for a few days because the internet on the cruise is insanely expensive so we are doing our connecting to the outside world in cafes on shore. Today we docked in Bari and so far the city does not measure up to Venice but I don't blame it. Don't know if any city will ever compare! Will just post photos for the time being and continue writing sans internet and will upload the entries when I ...
SHOP Till WE DROPPPPP
... specialty restaurant, Qsuine. This place takes ordinary foods and makes them extrodinary. We had everything from sliders to food like fish and chips, lava king crab, escargot, lobster, disco shrimp, lamb, kebabs and more! And to finish it all off, we drank a pitcher of white sangria (which Mama got drunk off of) and had 4 desserts. The grand total of time took us almost 3 hours to eat all this food. Seriously one of my favourite dining ...
Oct 03, 2012
Very pleasant sleep on the ferry. Lying on a big couch and no one to tell me off. Bari was a little refreshing. Ugh. My watch was still on Greek time. ****** me right up. Instead of a free easy transfer it's a blind, paid, long scramble. No wonder things weren't making ...
Bari...Santa's Mediterranean villa in off season
... noticed was that the port was adjacent to the old walled city of Bari which has been a key trade and defense city of Italy since prior to Christ. The walls have protected this city from Egyptian, Carthagian, Turks, Spanish, French, and "Allied" navy's and pirates over the centuries. Since the 1100's they have held the bones of Santa Claus in the Basilica of St.Nicholas. Though pricey, ...
Trulli magnificent
... the original bronze doors from the 12th century, when the church was built.
We left there and headed to Castel Del Monte. Built around 1230AD, the building is octagonal in plan, has an 8 sided courtyard, 8 sided towers, two stories with 8 rooms each. The castle has beeb restored and had beautiful mable columns inside. It was built high up on a hill and had 360 degree views of the olive tree groves and vineyards of the ...