Bari, Puglia, Italy 2023

 September 2023 14 Day Itinerary

Fly to Bari on Lufthansa with a short layover (90 minutes) in Munich

Arrive in Bari the next morning

Settle into our Booking.com apartment rental

Day trips to some, if not all, of the following cities and towns (communes):

1. Lecce

2. Alberobello

3. Locorotundo

4. Otsuni

5. Polignano a Mare

6. Matera

7. Bitonto

8. Trani

9. Monopoli

day 15 - Fly home on Lufthansa via Munich to Boston

Otsuni, The White City.

Lecce (Freepic photo)

Matera

Bitonto

Polignano A Mare

Monopoli (Monopoli Tourism photo)

Locorotondo

Trani (Photocircle.net photo)

Alberobello (Alberobello Tourism Photo of Trulli Structures)

Per una risata!

 For a laugh...

Church

 "church"

where is your church?

mine is the medieval hill towns

of Pienza and Montepulciano

along the quiet dusky

cobbled paths on the limestone ridge

tasting its namesake wines

marveling

in amazement

looking up to the risky parapets

the muted bell towers at times

still heralding the misery

and the joy from here

to Montalcino

my church catches the sunset

and the shadows

through the stone gate

at Monteriggioni

and cools the Tuscan piazza

below the city walls

it is a museum

where paintings of Caravaggio and

Michelangelo hang frozen in Florentine time

forever at home with the Medicis

so near Savonarola’s bonfire of the arts

and then of his own flesh

mine is where souls meet

recognizing

understanding

and knowing

wherever

I can feel

see or hear

true genius

or in the unlikely reconciliation of adversaries

where making one of opposites

light and dark

hate and love

death and life

brings tears to my eyes

Barry DeCarli

July 10, 2015 & September 2, 2016

On Hammond Pond

©Barry DeCarli

My 2011 photo from Monteriggioni

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Starting Over: Here's Our 2022 Itinerary

 27-Day Stay in Italy in September/October (9/13 to 10/10, 2022): Itinerary

1. 9/13 - Fly from Boston to Venice on Aer Lingus; 1 night in Venice (9/14)

2. Take the train to Desenzano del Garda; 3 nights there (9/15-9/18).

3. Train to Verona; 5 nights there (9/18-9/23).

4. Train to Feltre; 4 nights there (9/23-9/27).

5. Train to Bologna; 5 nights there (9/27-10/2).

6. Train to Corona; 4 nights there (10/2-10/6).

7. Train to Florence: 3 nights there (10/6-10/9).

8. Train back to Venice for our flight home; 1 night there at the same apartment as our 1st night (10/9).

9. 10/10 - Taxi to the airport for our flight home.

Flooding in Emilia - Romagna, Italy

Nine are dead in horrendous flooding in Italy as heavy rains overflow river banks and landslides crash down.

Verona - Day 3

 Woke up at 7:00, had coffee and toast. Got ready for another day in Verona. Went out in search of the famous tourist attraction of Juliette's Balcony, even though we know that Shakespeare never set foot in Verona, and that Romeo and Juliette are fictional characters. In our search, we passed by the small arched piazza containing the balcony and statue of Juliette. Luckily, there was no crowd (which I guess is unusual), so our visit took only a couple of minutes to snap a couple of photos. As far as we could tell, it was free...

Juliette's Balcony

Debbie, after viewing the balcony and statue up close

Verona - Day Two through Five

 Got a good night's sleep and got up about 7 AM to 55 degrees and sunny. Looking forward to a nice day in Verona. We walked to Ponte Pietra along the river on nice shady sidewalks with beautiful views. We stopped for lunch without a reservation at the Terrace Bar (Terrazza Bar al Ponte). Fortunately, our timing was perfect to get a table on the patio for 40 minutes before reservations kicked in. Had wonderful panini, wine and crostini for 17 euros ($17 at the time). We liked it so much, we made reservations for dinner the next evening. Walked some more, and then back to our lovely 2 BR apartment where we relaxed for a couple hours. Prepared and ate our own supper of pesto pasta, bread and wine, and ate in the apartment. Nice evening. After a long, fun day, lights out at 9:00.

                 Terrace Bar patio,Verona

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