Our new-found friends, Lili and Robert from Espressino Travel, invited us to a performance of some traditional music and dancing on Sunday evening not far from Lecce. When we arrived, it was a beautiful, clear Italian afternoon, not a cloud in the sky. However, we were told that the performance had been postponed due to the torrential rain that had just occurred (we saw little trace of it). As we looked around, we discovered that we were in an old quarry. That was interesting all by itself. I have included some pictures below.
Not to be deterred, Lili and Robert suggested we take a side trip to Gallipoli and have dinner. Turned out to be a great idea. We had a delightful dinner on a rooftop deck at sunset.
The magic just seems to continue.
Part of the fishing fleet
Our dinning spot
Hi Jim. It was lovely to meet you and Holly on Saturday evening in Lecce. I’m sure your big adventure will be amazing and I look forward to keeping track of you via your blog. If you come to Dublin you will have your local guide now! Best wishes Cooleen
Cooleen, We felt the same way. It was such a wonderful evening and we are so glad that we got a chance to spend some time with you and Padraig. We have considered Ireland several times, especially if we need to leave the Schengen area for any length of time. Now that we have an offer of a tour guide, it becomes more attractive. We will definitely keep in touch! Jim
Wow! Gorgeous impromptu!
What a lovely evening! Dad, you would both love Dublin!
What a great time you are having! So fun to meet new friends from all over the world! Great photos Jim. I especially like the one of Gallipoli with the sun on the buildings and the water reflection.
Thanks for keeping us in the loop, old friend. Envious of course, but joyful for you. Italy is a wonderful place to visit, Thought of you, Jim, this morning when I saw a spruce in bud. Reminded me of that tree Norman scrounged for Little Mary Sunshine back in 1978. Good memories of our work together
Whenever I see an evergreen with that new growth, I think of that tree and that production. Great minds think alike.
The chance encounters and discoveries are what make life so fascinating. Good on ya’ for being open to it all. The photos bring it to life for us too.