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70 years in this field

[ Apr.2013 ] We met this old man in Gallipoli, south Italy.He was knitting some sort of basket beside a road.We asked what they are.Apparently they are for catching fish.They are made so that once…

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Blue sky in Gallipoli

[ Apr.2013 ] As people often say, the shape of Italy is like a boot kicking a stone.On the day we travelled around the heel part, we arrived in Gallipoli in the early afternoon.The weather…

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Storm and tip of the heel of Italy

[ Apr.2013 ] In the morning after the first night in Otranto, south Italy, we wake up to find that it was a stormy day.The sea had been so beautiful emerald green yesterday, but today…

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In Otranto

[ Apr.2013 ] Otranto in south Italy is a picturesque seaside town.It has got a long history as a port town and there are things to see, too, like a ruin of castle and churches.Also…

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Ostuni, depicted on stones

[ Mar.2013 ] This shop is in the main street in Ostuni, south Italy.Mr.Croci Sisinni draws Ostuni on the stones from this area and sell them.So many pictures in the shop, and all of them…

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Walk in Ostuni

[ Mar.2013 ] Among the places we went this time in south Italy, my family were most excited when they saw Ostuni.The view of the white houses on a hill was very impressive for me,…

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The crowds of Martina Franca

[ Mar.2013 ] We visited Martina Franca in southern Italy.The buildings there are much bigger and grander than the ones of Alberobello or Locorotondo.They are baroque houses apparently.I was surprised to see so many people…

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Buy lace knitted with affection

[ Mar.2013 ] In Locorotondo, a small town in southern Italy, a shop was open on Easter Sunday.The name of the shop is Il Tempo Ritrovato and they sell a lot of lace products hand…

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Hanging old woman

[ Mar.2013 ] When we entered Locorotondo, a small town in southern Italy, we noticed the dolls of old women in black hanging in the middle of the streets as you can see from the…