Martina Franca, a hilltop town and trulli

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October 11th 2016

Published: October 12th 2016

When we arrived in Martina Franca our host told us he would pick us up at the train station. He described himself as “an ugly guy with a bad shave”. He was far from ugly but he did have quite a beard. He was very helpful in getting us oriented to the old city. Dianne had done her homework well and our B&B was located in an excellent position for visiting the old city. We set out on our first ... Read Full Entry

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Peter and Dianne Wilson

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In July 2011, Dianne and I returned from three fabulous years in China where Dianne was an administrator for Maple Leaf International Schools. To read about our China adventures, click WilsonsInChina. Dianne spent the next 4 years as an administrator in three elementary schools in B.C. In September, 2015 she officially retired. So what happens now? The nickname of this blog is ToBeContinued for a reason... ... full info

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Another new sculpture

Very nice to see another new style.

Upgraded trulli

Most of the trulli in Alberobello were restored but they still gave you an idea of what the town was like in the "old days"

Locorotondo cemetry

Some of the mausoleums would make small churches in Canada.

Trulli church in Alberobello

A bit different from the Gothic and Baroque churches we had been looking at for the past while.

A bunch of trulli

Most of Alberobello was made up of trulli that looked just like these.

Roof top view

Another view of trullis.

Scout leaders

Getting ready to "behave like children" as the young woman told us.

High heels

We saw these as we were waiting for wedding. How women walk in these anywhere is beyond me but on the cobblestone streets in the old cities it must be murder.

Pomegranates

There are lots of pomegranates growing all over this area. I think this one managed to stay on the tree because it was resting on the wall.

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