Thursday, June 18, 2009

Southern Italy

We have been very fortunate traveling all these countries mostly in Spring and early Summer, everywhere we go we see so much new growth like this beautiful catus in bloom.
The beaches of Southern Italy are great. It is amazing that they do not have the development of the areas like many other resort areas. It is the middle of June and the temp is 37 degrees. Not hard to take. It is siesta time so most Italians have lunch and a rest from 1 P.M. to 3 P.M. We, the travelers enjoy the quiet time.
Of course Italian pizza and near the coast it has lots of seafood.
Besides olives you find many ground crops such as peppers.
The fruit has been marvellous.... oranges, peaches, pears, nectarines, melons of all kinds. We have been so spoiled with such good fruit all this year in so many places.