My own Spring Break

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So i didn't like the week that they gave us for Spring Break, so I decided to take my own week off and I went down to the South of Italy, to the region of Puglia. We went originally because Fabio was the sponsor to his nephew for his confirmation, and also because he had to vote, as the government here fell back in January. We went and spent most of our time in Brindisi, eating lots and lots of food. But we also made it to Ostuni "the white city" and to Lecce --- the last stop on the trains. Someone had given his mother a CRATE of artichokes, so we had artichokes in every way imaginable! fried artichokes, artichoke soup, artichokes with potatoes... the list goes on and on. On the way back up, we stopped by his brother's house in le Marche, the first place I visited in Italy last summer. We walked around the towns there, and also ate amazingly! There, you can see the mountain ranges, and the ocean at the same time. It was absolutely beautiful and I can't even describe it. You have to let the pictures tell you.

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Photos

Duomo
Here is the cathedral in Brindisi

Monument
moment for fallen soldiers I believe

Monument
This one is for all of the sailors

Simone and Me
Here is Fabio's nephew and I when we were walking through Brindisi...

The South
Fabio made me take this saying that this is the typical scene of the south of Italy

Brindisi
I took this as we were walking through; you can already notice the difference between this town and one from the North. Streets, architecture, etc.

Ostuni
This picture is from the train... sad that the weather was bad!

Ostuni
a church in Ostuni...

Sunset Pugliese-style
You have to look, but there is actually ocean behind it. It is pretty cool that you can barely tell the difference between the sky and the ocean.

Lecce
This pole is something that the people from Lecce stole from Brindisi... so there is only one in Brindisi, and that one is supposed to signal the end of Via Appia, which is a road that connects Rome to Brindisi...

Lecce
Their colosseum I guess

mmm frittura mista!
Nothing like mixed fried sea food!

Breakfast in Brindisi
The barrista made this cappuccinos for us! how cute huh?