tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88079385939142154732024-03-13T01:40:21.300-07:00:: Group Study Exchange 2009 :: D9600 to D2120District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-40348604565842481752009-09-24T21:04:00.000-07:002009-09-24T21:24:58.475-07:00The Canguro/Kangaroo EffectYou've heard of the Butterfly Effect. We Australians had a weird effect on people, at times. Here's a special treat for visiting our blog. Thanks for visiting and sharing our journey!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw8F5ODEsiojHQ8goGeDuRsVktgyfjLk1x1rFTOz2CoS4hVewp0cXykxBQHMBOq035wj1r6UxEU_xCSxurb8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPGlH8WWE4GRiKY54jXRPmIEZoRzL8R-eguGfI7Fl9nyFeIzQ1hoCX_cblR-MgxzQ5mVCP7yE8iEZTreyh_A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-31616651824416006712009-09-23T21:52:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:09:12.486-07:00Montescagliano (the city of the monastery)Sunday 17th May<br />Before leaving back to Bari, and after the District Conference, we went up another mountain, passed many wheat fields and unfinished houses, to the city of the monastery. A noble family built the monastery for their noble daughters to become nuns. Talk about over-protective!<br />Justin celebrated mass in Italian with a congregation of Rotarians. Afterwards, we ate another amazing meal.<br />Special thanks go to Murray (hence the photo) for his leadership and guidance, the team for their patience and own personal virtues, and all supporting Rotarians for making this most amazing trip possible.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdAn4OnrF_l6xlyQtqETEdzQZYTqssSmvYuFiAsMjnRdl2hhfR3vEmxG8bySb7BuoUr31SC3ELQBH7fz2q8McEosZBS1c8ndXt1I166bu1NCMYADp1HMjFF8cjihT9QMQlcQ2oEeSDcu7/s1600-h/P5170161.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384894423281851954" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdAn4OnrF_l6xlyQtqETEdzQZYTqssSmvYuFiAsMjnRdl2hhfR3vEmxG8bySb7BuoUr31SC3ELQBH7fz2q8McEosZBS1c8ndXt1I166bu1NCMYADp1HMjFF8cjihT9QMQlcQ2oEeSDcu7/s320/P5170161.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlfVm-kAorPGmSoI0cOBDs4TTTypBE9SmjETuS_vZNNDODN6eWdXeXWtbnJwPQ5n9zRGWwfGWfj9EAOFB0Mthf3XM3L-FpVPtO3RoERUAkrUzzQrm2ZorqQrOnvVnHibE2ez9_f802_SP/s1600-h/P5170164.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384894450036780914" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijlfVm-kAorPGmSoI0cOBDs4TTTypBE9SmjETuS_vZNNDODN6eWdXeXWtbnJwPQ5n9zRGWwfGWfj9EAOFB0Mthf3XM3L-FpVPtO3RoERUAkrUzzQrm2ZorqQrOnvVnHibE2ez9_f802_SP/s320/P5170164.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxlFatkkHNJrcALMbTuTPxSD5s6SFZhOBA-nkD7j5gYxoOnvNiw09tzCSKtfoXbRnrPikO18eYkoX6d2liKf-fcL1MEu2CcPEo-qa-K1VDEjxmby_bRUKwpk7_YghNZzaVANc3h_W79ka/s1600-h/IMG_4247.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384894425316222498" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxlFatkkHNJrcALMbTuTPxSD5s6SFZhOBA-nkD7j5gYxoOnvNiw09tzCSKtfoXbRnrPikO18eYkoX6d2liKf-fcL1MEu2CcPEo-qa-K1VDEjxmby_bRUKwpk7_YghNZzaVANc3h_W79ka/s320/IMG_4247.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVR0BgZtXv_H8YRQqLnGpja2hZOyd6s94qoFfNiJpjLjQ3U7J2XiJOa8GQtyk2U9CpKc_JwPpfp7sDvrAfqYwWo9S_hHjTjWsL_dWMMI6PTGc01QFwGBaydcsZJtj244LQ59P3zRVXTPo/s1600-h/IMG_4256.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384894435405183970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVR0BgZtXv_H8YRQqLnGpja2hZOyd6s94qoFfNiJpjLjQ3U7J2XiJOa8GQtyk2U9CpKc_JwPpfp7sDvrAfqYwWo9S_hHjTjWsL_dWMMI6PTGc01QFwGBaydcsZJtj244LQ59P3zRVXTPo/s320/IMG_4256.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A18e_ozfTLfWaTtpAdbLNas2KjKp13Jc-_Q0fnayTYVIGCX8_sAtaIrAUzYNWB60JNJgrt1s8OuV1-2JWXiwTJehMIFJ1xUy-_dA3muDtc2Gnsxtm9mc-YgHJ2OOg616wWog9b1D8t2z/s1600-h/P5170273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384894457162129890" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-A18e_ozfTLfWaTtpAdbLNas2KjKp13Jc-_Q0fnayTYVIGCX8_sAtaIrAUzYNWB60JNJgrt1s8OuV1-2JWXiwTJehMIFJ1xUy-_dA3muDtc2Gnsxtm9mc-YgHJ2OOg616wWog9b1D8t2z/s320/P5170273.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-18283573910269801662009-09-23T21:24:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:07:27.885-07:00Matera (home of "The Passion of the Christ")Matera, the climactic destination for the GSE trip, and venue of the District Conference, is where Mel Gibson filmed about 80% of "The Passion" (in Aus, "Passion of the Christ"). The old city is filled with caves people have inhabited for 40, 000 years. In one cave we visited, there was a Christian church with carvings in the ceilings to emulate windows, and upstairs there was a Greek Orthodox church.<br />The small gentleman is Francesco, a 78 year old who proudly walks everywhere in the hilly city.<br />We had the opportunity to reunite with many old friends from the various districts we visited. Sarah took a shine (that maternal instinct!) to the cutest little girl.<br />We visited an artist who annually creates an intricate float with papier mache. It is paraded through the streets during a festival. At the end, the crowd rip it to shreds, taking a piece to ward off evil in their homes.<br />Notice the curved-ceiling pizzeria restaurant that used to be a grain silo. 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The smiting, slaying Archangel Michael is the patron saint of the city, said to have rid it of past evil. Here you can see Saint Michael's church, from the top, and the cave structure of its inside, (down many stairs). Justin was locked inside whilst praying, during the lunchtime lock-up. A priest tapped him on the shoulder saying they were closed and unlocked the door for him.<br />Frederico has yet another castle, where apparently he locked one of his wayward wives. We were told you could see Bari on a clear day, from the commanding 270 degree view.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUaJwy8JQWIWfrC_l12t4O3jiX3JZrGvSS7d2-tfBT_qOf8fJdChOqyuYjePYjheUsJLMaf-s0C_wMv53kyT2wuF5lIizv84lW3CVO27eCs86bhwrW7Idh4K4M9fJnbRqCwfyITwK2D54/s1600-h/P5130172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384881732482574962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiUaJwy8JQWIWfrC_l12t4O3jiX3JZrGvSS7d2-tfBT_qOf8fJdChOqyuYjePYjheUsJLMaf-s0C_wMv53kyT2wuF5lIizv84lW3CVO27eCs86bhwrW7Idh4K4M9fJnbRqCwfyITwK2D54/s320/P5130172.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEILZBE1fl5PGaoCvtxwvQs-9GsgicjKayBdKf7kMuT4zjIggxAUBFbTb81IGx_fLKfjFrIYM-KmO6_jAE6iLpPwXyohDUeA940670TpwiJS9rnWARobLt5AOakS2JPM0hsQuOtGDZANt/s1600-h/P5130058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384881745364924690" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPEILZBE1fl5PGaoCvtxwvQs-9GsgicjKayBdKf7kMuT4zjIggxAUBFbTb81IGx_fLKfjFrIYM-KmO6_jAE6iLpPwXyohDUeA940670TpwiJS9rnWARobLt5AOakS2JPM0hsQuOtGDZANt/s320/P5130058.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LyA9WEsiaL3w5TQybYm8GWA5__mnxRJq3dejwjtV5UCRlO_EMgUxr1zF6OJUt1i31kvAYD6JPwclCxsqMozqL5HOcXueBUlwlHTx1zb0FenaIgAyM7WG_13DtVJfN2dWGeIrkXopo87M/s1600-h/P5130169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384881750756686946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LyA9WEsiaL3w5TQybYm8GWA5__mnxRJq3dejwjtV5UCRlO_EMgUxr1zF6OJUt1i31kvAYD6JPwclCxsqMozqL5HOcXueBUlwlHTx1zb0FenaIgAyM7WG_13DtVJfN2dWGeIrkXopo87M/s320/P5130169.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX8GDK9U-1vXU22oc3xIgDbfBme0ntJk_tjO2Vy5-eXqJuN-Z_VJ8X8mqGYCzPgTra-7BCKZqYz1DWK4UbBInxZtaq0Rj8f05QOGqn98EUDITPrqyBoJRWi84ZqFF5PfEdSikLwf6Nm3r/s1600-h/IMG_4047.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384881762183472578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX8GDK9U-1vXU22oc3xIgDbfBme0ntJk_tjO2Vy5-eXqJuN-Z_VJ8X8mqGYCzPgTra-7BCKZqYz1DWK4UbBInxZtaq0Rj8f05QOGqn98EUDITPrqyBoJRWi84ZqFF5PfEdSikLwf6Nm3r/s320/IMG_4047.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37Gci6lGPmixm65dq89r6bKNR6gZCkULn8qkivgYYxXrn7X9EEPHHD6JPxEKH3Bdw2qewV4ibA9KdZ0bwDp4Dc9O1Co3OMUsbfdW65sDnbP3uVp_dBrw0LAWtL26KX8F549Se97NuKDGx/s1600-h/IMG_4049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384881768108616946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi37Gci6lGPmixm65dq89r6bKNR6gZCkULn8qkivgYYxXrn7X9EEPHHD6JPxEKH3Bdw2qewV4ibA9KdZ0bwDp4Dc9O1Co3OMUsbfdW65sDnbP3uVp_dBrw0LAWtL26KX8F549Se97NuKDGx/s320/IMG_4049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-8682080498824571852009-09-23T20:41:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:11:31.460-07:00Forest Umbra and Vico GarganicoWe picnicked in the Forest Umbra (including Kenny) with our Rodi hosts. In the lake was the biggest fish and turtles. Later on, we visited the home town of St Valentine, Vico Garganico. Kenny and Justin shared a quick kiss in the famous kissing lane, where the skinny passage was a well-known route for lovers to take. Sarah, in her ever expanding domestic prowess (cooking, cleaning, nursing children) tries her hand at washing - old school!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfCMPOI5jn1fIhyphenhyphenjbMs7_5eU1qt_DtoOQVtw0ioidbLsLTvOePYt4_RM1ENGyI289v25cE1owds-fH3VZvO67UOzuiSluwhYhMG0aSAcdb9JB1EH7M7wB6ciaKES83lXmFiJPuwzFIM5A/s1600-h/42.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877625515129490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidfCMPOI5jn1fIhyphenhyphenjbMs7_5eU1qt_DtoOQVtw0ioidbLsLTvOePYt4_RM1ENGyI289v25cE1owds-fH3VZvO67UOzuiSluwhYhMG0aSAcdb9JB1EH7M7wB6ciaKES83lXmFiJPuwzFIM5A/s320/42.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp9x27dGeLcGqBBI_Yh1p42S3oU7pRlw-czt6syMIq4apoYAnU3ppeoZA_WZZkZZsY7PzJFSMDyl-YYjDmtudieM9XsvDkX_jwU337BkhL907nTSSuPfxsDXKaT4AUMSgwd5UFsTh59kt/s1600-h/IMG_4063.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877602453241938" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrp9x27dGeLcGqBBI_Yh1p42S3oU7pRlw-czt6syMIq4apoYAnU3ppeoZA_WZZkZZsY7PzJFSMDyl-YYjDmtudieM9XsvDkX_jwU337BkhL907nTSSuPfxsDXKaT4AUMSgwd5UFsTh59kt/s320/IMG_4063.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH21twPLhfNisSJr3KdTcbsN4F6JbGVRTkaOUyABo9Ma2orywRnZGGJo70teY4Z41uN3IHUzyNnEHt3TBVeMgQ6-ZZa6lOHQUWHliO3roJM8hCTUeGXEP0uIJ6zk2Jgq70Wm_MY0s3G22/s1600-h/P5130061.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877612254449906" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAH21twPLhfNisSJr3KdTcbsN4F6JbGVRTkaOUyABo9Ma2orywRnZGGJo70teY4Z41uN3IHUzyNnEHt3TBVeMgQ6-ZZa6lOHQUWHliO3roJM8hCTUeGXEP0uIJ6zk2Jgq70Wm_MY0s3G22/s320/P5130061.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtq72pcn1uR6Ikc2ihzpo6rVdlGSJOax2gCRDkHlDhGwEN3TXdKVTC-4rNZAMToQM9FnJ2OcEC6uc-hy4Dg-Asxc-mvRK6EnNZEEnHCoNG5cFmEiHFz62P1rC-C2qnz0qHiz5HmjIpTGv/s1600-h/P5140192.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877634054838962" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxtq72pcn1uR6Ikc2ihzpo6rVdlGSJOax2gCRDkHlDhGwEN3TXdKVTC-4rNZAMToQM9FnJ2OcEC6uc-hy4Dg-Asxc-mvRK6EnNZEEnHCoNG5cFmEiHFz62P1rC-C2qnz0qHiz5HmjIpTGv/s320/P5140192.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdamqOIbAQ4B5PFTHVZ0CDBhcTssnKxXMMkcs0sguLVhCTSSgRwp3Dgo85mWPunlK_qywrD7MesqIIUBVREZI9Of9Rk2ast7Tq2qi_gzYaBs8WtiNPPjPv6GN3urc2shcOePkQLAXMWBh/s1600-h/P5140196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384877648355108946" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdamqOIbAQ4B5PFTHVZ0CDBhcTssnKxXMMkcs0sguLVhCTSSgRwp3Dgo85mWPunlK_qywrD7MesqIIUBVREZI9Of9Rk2ast7Tq2qi_gzYaBs8WtiNPPjPv6GN3urc2shcOePkQLAXMWBh/s320/P5140196.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-73984915768561842242009-09-23T20:06:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:12:34.045-07:00Rodi Garganico (Gargano) in the Foggia regionIn 'Rodi', the swirling winds require the distinctive chimney flue. Murray measures up to the Italians once again. Ricardo gave us a tour of the new harbour, creating jobs and enterprise to the tourist town. <div>Our only 2-day presentation was in Rodi, starting at 23.50 and finishing at 00.15 the next day. Whilst in Rodi, we visited a UNESCO protected Necropoli (with natural spring water running from the caves) with vertical tombs carved into the rock. See if you can spot the 'face' in the Necropoli.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7r3evsfoYumGfrdGUR0JkiozNnrEUlwVSHm-OzdTXqn3Bs20Otm6tbIOOAqEymp1efFW1Q0sw5NQ2CfpYGVhCTc35FIlQW1eS6HpoS8t4aVcHbcikdIkmPBoWmr2Q13lWx4iNXTZZXc-/s1600-h/IMG_3885.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384867547406281250" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR7r3evsfoYumGfrdGUR0JkiozNnrEUlwVSHm-OzdTXqn3Bs20Otm6tbIOOAqEymp1efFW1Q0sw5NQ2CfpYGVhCTc35FIlQW1eS6HpoS8t4aVcHbcikdIkmPBoWmr2Q13lWx4iNXTZZXc-/s320/IMG_3885.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKmuam3RxxxzZ_ObgPeN-oYv3tXe1jJk6xQS5YDTpNuYqM0Zx2PjqlBv3SvDah5w5rW4ugy4rrPQn0KNVUBDN2wL_c1P-HlvvTJa7su4ZJGZxO4exwMVardVWHj1SMkskws3CMKcd6kqu/s1600-h/IMG_3893.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384867536437777250" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvKmuam3RxxxzZ_ObgPeN-oYv3tXe1jJk6xQS5YDTpNuYqM0Zx2PjqlBv3SvDah5w5rW4ugy4rrPQn0KNVUBDN2wL_c1P-HlvvTJa7su4ZJGZxO4exwMVardVWHj1SMkskws3CMKcd6kqu/s320/IMG_3893.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0Fi8pf1gQb8RFJ1YB7KxTW6MfVm75_o_wnVveXR6GfHBWJSFvkMhE1FiYoPPwXiu17-zWu35IgZQUXt4vPNitv9e1gf0cEgUZMd4WvSiGrf8prcW0dUYbV2rgg0kR7SqbADcluP6qQt-/s1600-h/IMG_4006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384867564871806482" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0Fi8pf1gQb8RFJ1YB7KxTW6MfVm75_o_wnVveXR6GfHBWJSFvkMhE1FiYoPPwXiu17-zWu35IgZQUXt4vPNitv9e1gf0cEgUZMd4WvSiGrf8prcW0dUYbV2rgg0kR7SqbADcluP6qQt-/s320/IMG_4006.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_TTsTVRhJI8oDzOWMIWJDA3p-_OGtFblC9gaJnFXbGHVW9UyFCRbUG6G2tXjQk-DgcPjerl0vVEFeuaFPfc0M8EbuJPYCM0SmTLxQMlGScWXiyV3dGRuSoWZxBb5wKK0j68bzod4Oyd3/s1600-h/P5140089.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384867574979322466" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_TTsTVRhJI8oDzOWMIWJDA3p-_OGtFblC9gaJnFXbGHVW9UyFCRbUG6G2tXjQk-DgcPjerl0vVEFeuaFPfc0M8EbuJPYCM0SmTLxQMlGScWXiyV3dGRuSoWZxBb5wKK0j68bzod4Oyd3/s320/P5140089.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlH7P4waBwExhrVQxxb6hD86OVPSPKPbgoOmWqhjPojafBQMxTIxB0KygZN11BAb6yfCyNL4K8QtlNvk_TcXgx51ZgpQXJWG_8t_pchIj_s4nHt6RbzWAm895kPMZf60d_w5GD1u0Gh7V/s1600-h/IMG_3949.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384867560542192178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlH7P4waBwExhrVQxxb6hD86OVPSPKPbgoOmWqhjPojafBQMxTIxB0KygZN11BAb6yfCyNL4K8QtlNvk_TcXgx51ZgpQXJWG_8t_pchIj_s4nHt6RbzWAm895kPMZf60d_w5GD1u0Gh7V/s320/IMG_3949.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0c-iu6j0l0IcJavixvqBpmxI5mJxrn_DoztO0H_xfWUsbKFR-NED90viPxVGiJcgtxoooydvKbDiZJJu35jwNq65PmqWLU49yE4wCp-WKMRCWTlb-ZaKe5VLAWz_NvXIMow2JD2t0b4_/s1600-h/IMG_3954.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384868547323322322" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0c-iu6j0l0IcJavixvqBpmxI5mJxrn_DoztO0H_xfWUsbKFR-NED90viPxVGiJcgtxoooydvKbDiZJJu35jwNq65PmqWLU49yE4wCp-WKMRCWTlb-ZaKe5VLAWz_NvXIMow2JD2t0b4_/s320/IMG_3954.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-14140901136696672032009-09-23T19:57:00.001-07:002009-09-24T17:16:31.390-07:00Melfi, Frederico and Flying Kenny<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcpm21oxajU1yIbZZ64MgKRpzmtGqmQc2Qm3e_FGWOPgXHIMaLvg-4LQZC67j_k7oYOroVWjQB0mH59IPuU5_y8LKpTWeHJhrYy2gQmzQ94OB1b_yTO50k6cRpw-IrFRoAoyPBMT_8aie/s1600-h/P5100012.JPG">In Melfi, we visited Frederico's hunting lodge (quite the castle builder in Southern Italy). Kenny found wings. Afterwards we had lunch with the gifted 2010 GSE leader to Michigan, Lorenzo.</a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BdmLKqImVCS9vi8mxbofvnbUV7MJAeuVmqet8AhUJZHIVjCVAOR9SNPzrN9ydTMWSzMSNoMpOu9ly98y1kaINO0TmJQ1Qjk_Nys6NsErHcBiAm3qUPJqaV-xtmyv6K-5XfjkWbnA4kqY/s1600-h/IMG_3795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384864705043667778" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BdmLKqImVCS9vi8mxbofvnbUV7MJAeuVmqet8AhUJZHIVjCVAOR9SNPzrN9ydTMWSzMSNoMpOu9ly98y1kaINO0TmJQ1Qjk_Nys6NsErHcBiAm3qUPJqaV-xtmyv6K-5XfjkWbnA4kqY/s320/IMG_3795.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YhKhrkzxHhoqBYTF0LGwjDH0TFMlqWRF4-iXaBeZsyNdBMRJHVJn3fkIeBrVRy40fxPN5nTGYilCIylMRAVKYeuvWDd6O2qMy7uY-kbT9pL5ibXUd-8GK0C9ldutW7a8jPHm8q6AfYTz/s1600-h/P5100003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384864714491474402" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YhKhrkzxHhoqBYTF0LGwjDH0TFMlqWRF4-iXaBeZsyNdBMRJHVJn3fkIeBrVRy40fxPN5nTGYilCIylMRAVKYeuvWDd6O2qMy7uY-kbT9pL5ibXUd-8GK0C9ldutW7a8jPHm8q6AfYTz/s320/P5100003.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Edz_r9cnWCqGnA8uixHmVI9es_4XBhhnCVFqiL6yxXZjaD20ti6tsw3N6p8A99I51stSDeA3ulfibvooqMgWDzvekGyzImV1aJNqV3vcoR9anx_PxGUAIh9GRitzKl4oTFeAUnS_tdOd/s1600-h/P5100090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384864728327104626" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Edz_r9cnWCqGnA8uixHmVI9es_4XBhhnCVFqiL6yxXZjaD20ti6tsw3N6p8A99I51stSDeA3ulfibvooqMgWDzvekGyzImV1aJNqV3vcoR9anx_PxGUAIh9GRitzKl4oTFeAUnS_tdOd/s320/P5100090.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_hwiq9YnU_Dx-wTExyhHkJtA3vnEG6sdvKFHGOrn8FDK-wLLaVVVabf1nGeCZ2V9rH9soPPKZwPx-oseJWdMFrLQdP-d1aRcPBd1a3C13HE-bOM7S_dkvs8ScL5zNC_ZK24KKG45tkYn/s1600-h/IMG_3778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384864734571853122" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_hwiq9YnU_Dx-wTExyhHkJtA3vnEG6sdvKFHGOrn8FDK-wLLaVVVabf1nGeCZ2V9rH9soPPKZwPx-oseJWdMFrLQdP-d1aRcPBd1a3C13HE-bOM7S_dkvs8ScL5zNC_ZK24KKG45tkYn/s320/IMG_3778.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcpm21oxajU1yIbZZ64MgKRpzmtGqmQc2Qm3e_FGWOPgXHIMaLvg-4LQZC67j_k7oYOroVWjQB0mH59IPuU5_y8LKpTWeHJhrYy2gQmzQ94OB1b_yTO50k6cRpw-IrFRoAoyPBMT_8aie/s1600-h/P5100012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384864747269208786" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkcpm21oxajU1yIbZZ64MgKRpzmtGqmQc2Qm3e_FGWOPgXHIMaLvg-4LQZC67j_k7oYOroVWjQB0mH59IPuU5_y8LKpTWeHJhrYy2gQmzQ94OB1b_yTO50k6cRpw-IrFRoAoyPBMT_8aie/s320/P5100012.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-87801526999021975172009-09-23T18:22:00.000-07:002009-09-24T17:18:32.312-07:00Maratea and SpiaggiaAussie's love a good swim. We hit the beach at Maratea (overlooked by the huge Christo/Jesus statue), comparing the white, sandy Australian beaches of District 9600, to the small, white, black and grey pebbles. The water was quite 'fresh' (as they say over here). The day was a holy festival, and we experienced roadside markets and daytime fireworks. Afterwards we drove to the small port at Spiaggia, enjoying caffe (coffee) and gelati. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjpIhceq81d62rsqCEFEc3jpP3Q2dCwvHVzIUv__0v1Q08s79eZ1ddKF_s-QOmbIdqmugvxc0T2jBxUHz04Xr-pILKiKYt7KZW7YKHVM8JusgRDgSo-kkedUto6WVThSKWUk__sGgwMhV/s1600-h/IMG_2169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384847272588967010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnjpIhceq81d62rsqCEFEc3jpP3Q2dCwvHVzIUv__0v1Q08s79eZ1ddKF_s-QOmbIdqmugvxc0T2jBxUHz04Xr-pILKiKYt7KZW7YKHVM8JusgRDgSo-kkedUto6WVThSKWUk__sGgwMhV/s320/IMG_2169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_i8Nc95WXkHjoyJMvQXw3VL1XOCeYWZyWp5Ibrl6p-WPVK7gha759wVIUdkhMXfA5bHobwYWHEoqxjTtQiyOzDya1b0aaoJstitJllA6McIhS6mPzBzbPuec_UukDsZompENkyFVoTL/s1600-h/P5090402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384850635723345330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3X_i8Nc95WXkHjoyJMvQXw3VL1XOCeYWZyWp5Ibrl6p-WPVK7gha759wVIUdkhMXfA5bHobwYWHEoqxjTtQiyOzDya1b0aaoJstitJllA6McIhS6mPzBzbPuec_UukDsZompENkyFVoTL/s320/P5090402.JPG" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384846533910836546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGsv7GRA_gtyoXkyAN2ZWe9S63psoMgM9HLStdISVNMEhWSNxPEdOeSf1cnz-wWh7-4pA3Vsil1-V38-lD2Bz-ChxqbTdTnjqBoMnFsyPb6mKMObEwKAfXX7_TqbcfnKBgkx56rY-i13WU/s320/IMG_3633.JPG" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcDdqXMDrlU2uGkDURsTPqC7hCDvhwqbPUpAXB21zbZmpxPe0KHKlK4AuH7jH8ovcGOYlX2rnX3Mm3Q5yXgJeoGhEKgc69PAb_KwbJJDWsQAdIi_J1la8_LyCPuEpsYEpC8s0e7CdsyEe/s1600-h/P5090071.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384850647273748530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcDdqXMDrlU2uGkDURsTPqC7hCDvhwqbPUpAXB21zbZmpxPe0KHKlK4AuH7jH8ovcGOYlX2rnX3Mm3Q5yXgJeoGhEKgc69PAb_KwbJJDWsQAdIi_J1la8_LyCPuEpsYEpC8s0e7CdsyEe/s320/P5090071.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_mV_oc73jKrNR-6rwgLw6lMewXy67yBPsVEaz-AuQRvUIfWIx4UAH3mZDfIrpAC9HKiaK16wrBTDvRn9ES4Crxe3P_M1BH1QDr-3hrdaR7v-P8R6kT1HiW_fD5o4rLbTdnv4ZpU_lTT3/s1600-h/P5090071.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8RKqMPTfYyMCkUhmEB5ZgHtD4nrwP4Flj-YRq9pt16ZVOBxiEI2Qjyk-O5f1ZApTk1846uLsdyixt-78ZKMoPf_6xFy1-W28IvVTPwtgTJ5nghHXbMnAWkIez3_uW2E25Y-zezPWSKJO/s1600-h/P5090412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384850658856859634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR8RKqMPTfYyMCkUhmEB5ZgHtD4nrwP4Flj-YRq9pt16ZVOBxiEI2Qjyk-O5f1ZApTk1846uLsdyixt-78ZKMoPf_6xFy1-W28IvVTPwtgTJ5nghHXbMnAWkIez3_uW2E25Y-zezPWSKJO/s320/P5090412.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQmNB3d4JWgvwLkpYGlWm8zx9QJM_Nxmr_lDrtXCkblXtz0XiLzWUUhrK6mbNzxnrakSFtmvp-FP-6proimrlhhEVrlLveTvsdbM0zFjSxmu8u4QljCWbzyeGJfeRkjq_VJ_GDlwRcg2d/s1600-h/P5090414.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384850669775954594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjQmNB3d4JWgvwLkpYGlWm8zx9QJM_Nxmr_lDrtXCkblXtz0XiLzWUUhrK6mbNzxnrakSFtmvp-FP-6proimrlhhEVrlLveTvsdbM0zFjSxmu8u4QljCWbzyeGJfeRkjq_VJ_GDlwRcg2d/s320/P5090414.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LmyVjiuNQXnSkCxsntuIxQejoxmFJaSmELA82bS4XaeRX4LXwOuVuFp3ycbbizMknQ3g52fxErrmrRkBjP2vN2SZVXkvczTO0Htf-c-bD6fFW7ApkjfS_N2ujv0CzH-mKv56sIURCTU/s1600-h/IMG_3696.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384850673845854722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7LmyVjiuNQXnSkCxsntuIxQejoxmFJaSmELA82bS4XaeRX4LXwOuVuFp3ycbbizMknQ3g52fxErrmrRkBjP2vN2SZVXkvczTO0Htf-c-bD6fFW7ApkjfS_N2ujv0CzH-mKv56sIURCTU/s320/IMG_3696.JPG" border="0" /></a>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-22005007975132942672009-05-08T15:58:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:11:31.890-07:00Castelmezzano<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXDcwIucb3irzcp4PLxObwBBhGffTQCdx-bpKPOVpri4Vvnnw0r1ET5lvNTilC8sX07PEGpm24KdeDpvRUuBmK7gJsIh1PqauJCnMNNGplXOmBVxtzlgk_Q0LSbNhy11OwwHap8hZnCPz/s1600-h/IMG_3601.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXDcwIucb3irzcp4PLxObwBBhGffTQCdx-bpKPOVpri4Vvnnw0r1ET5lvNTilC8sX07PEGpm24KdeDpvRUuBmK7gJsIh1PqauJCnMNNGplXOmBVxtzlgk_Q0LSbNhy11OwwHap8hZnCPz/s320/IMG_3601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333592295131004562" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEra1e0Oiap9pmgxj8J7_kX8k7FU1RDzsKF3VCQJKbJTf1Q7EE6EgIoZO1l8IEjyfuwbuJRF4FlgE6JNouifi4UYjHdYOrHWO1y6036FcC7eGYSyKxJaOw-S19gxK3JiDVn4z7WsgoOMc/s1600-h/IMG_3589.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEra1e0Oiap9pmgxj8J7_kX8k7FU1RDzsKF3VCQJKbJTf1Q7EE6EgIoZO1l8IEjyfuwbuJRF4FlgE6JNouifi4UYjHdYOrHWO1y6036FcC7eGYSyKxJaOw-S19gxK3JiDVn4z7WsgoOMc/s320/IMG_3589.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333592292647617282" /></a><br />Through a tunnel in the Dolomiti, we came to a town called Castelmezzano, where in Summer (Estate) you can ride a Flying Fox (Superman style) from one mountain peak to another. Murray, Alison and Justin were keen, but it wasn't operational. Murray stayed in the village because of his knee, but the rest of the team climbed the mountain with our Rotarian friends.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-28462766139189268082009-05-08T15:49:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:13:51.296-07:00Mountains near Potenza<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI1XBbOba5oiU3LDOPQ5m6f7_eU2xiqOkyf7lrMM9VHxJTZeA80H_aTHALC_r4MHGfYknBtL0lc3xvjjMBljPJekUUc-O5w5PSLPOTV3pOm2n1IFAkvd_D9GDYj7ePO5afd0xoApxwhFz/s1600-h/IMG_3553.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuI1XBbOba5oiU3LDOPQ5m6f7_eU2xiqOkyf7lrMM9VHxJTZeA80H_aTHALC_r4MHGfYknBtL0lc3xvjjMBljPJekUUc-O5w5PSLPOTV3pOm2n1IFAkvd_D9GDYj7ePO5afd0xoApxwhFz/s320/IMG_3553.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333591169608615874" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZbUHZ6FgPnuc4gqsUcmuzeEKde3vvzYU_ZlOvWS9k-MvWhRqNO3HwncK3Nmd5a48CS9lZBZs-A4zCFGeO92MXpEd9Iy130kmE_vCL8ck4RR918VIfZtASV73LiLuvP3Nsuhj2yoi4SQg/s1600-h/IMG_3537.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTZbUHZ6FgPnuc4gqsUcmuzeEKde3vvzYU_ZlOvWS9k-MvWhRqNO3HwncK3Nmd5a48CS9lZBZs-A4zCFGeO92MXpEd9Iy130kmE_vCL8ck4RR918VIfZtASV73LiLuvP3Nsuhj2yoi4SQg/s320/IMG_3537.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333591166897777426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ABC_h6M1BGOA1MmlrA8DjCC-W3eUAWiWjYUvgcVSPmIlNHVsdBQVVqxzE2d8Aq0CBP854vjti2Whyk8myMu_5BS3syuXk-8-lsg6x8jPhh2LdBIMFnQSU3FxZd7aItwlxYWfiVNQgzx1/s1600-h/IMG_3533.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ABC_h6M1BGOA1MmlrA8DjCC-W3eUAWiWjYUvgcVSPmIlNHVsdBQVVqxzE2d8Aq0CBP854vjti2Whyk8myMu_5BS3syuXk-8-lsg6x8jPhh2LdBIMFnQSU3FxZd7aItwlxYWfiVNQgzx1/s320/IMG_3533.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333591163489573426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjJuPBpYTVUjnjL1CKArkFiod_4xbIvdrRHIeS7pdYN_-N3czrUs2Me6ITF4B5_ieKSCpuvBLQTgdG-Heheej9aZxUXcGbScDkX7Bk08_Of-fgYJgLg5Y7iYKI5MC-9NfDMbjHn2Si8qo/s1600-h/IMG_3529.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjJuPBpYTVUjnjL1CKArkFiod_4xbIvdrRHIeS7pdYN_-N3czrUs2Me6ITF4B5_ieKSCpuvBLQTgdG-Heheej9aZxUXcGbScDkX7Bk08_Of-fgYJgLg5Y7iYKI5MC-9NfDMbjHn2Si8qo/s320/IMG_3529.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333591154971943970" /></a><br />Friday 8th May. We drove up into the mountains, and saw an abandoned village, due to landslides, and went to the Gallipoli-Cognato park, in the Dolomiti mountains (the small Dolomites, as in Northern Italy). Passed a large cow whilst driving down the mountain, and saw many muccas (cows) in the forest.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-750842794317343502009-05-08T15:45:00.000-07:002009-05-08T15:49:16.543-07:00Farewell Puglia - Hello Basilicata<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt5U13DxRhL6qEFAleSDjDZe-pa_rgZqroXwstWxnnLdcZutarUzY3zamqvBJ_o8PPXYlz5FA-eFKQ1NH3O9JG6AQY1DqfJ8mUP-TvSW8aLYbTxfVuRTsSzVCCE3kWRBHcOkTgtHrkBb4/s1600-h/IMG_3936.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKt5U13DxRhL6qEFAleSDjDZe-pa_rgZqroXwstWxnnLdcZutarUzY3zamqvBJ_o8PPXYlz5FA-eFKQ1NH3O9JG6AQY1DqfJ8mUP-TvSW8aLYbTxfVuRTsSzVCCE3kWRBHcOkTgtHrkBb4/s320/IMG_3936.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333588944547030178" /></a><br />Kenny enjoys his 2 hour trip to Potenza (in the Basilicata region) with friend Alison.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-78574268069556380322009-05-08T15:34:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:15:58.442-07:00Grottaglie Clay<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU7-G3VgLciq8Ed_KiiEJUGknRJSIQW-ENPwQq9vCuABkoNIFFnwpyK6d7LT8LH4xa4XsIHziRc0VVZiKD8zt03gpVs6r4Kl5_QTOYKJaFz_alwJ6fk0BHG6tJjyVP1CQ0qVpDUrU6EKi/s1600-h/IMG_3922.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU7-G3VgLciq8Ed_KiiEJUGknRJSIQW-ENPwQq9vCuABkoNIFFnwpyK6d7LT8LH4xa4XsIHziRc0VVZiKD8zt03gpVs6r4Kl5_QTOYKJaFz_alwJ6fk0BHG6tJjyVP1CQ0qVpDUrU6EKi/s320/IMG_3922.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333587241858651746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMn1th6wTfjS1ZDotTF8p5G0pCbNAhCVYIoWnrcPCCt6KlwoUSg0QU3cLjo95yPYWpM-bJiAJFtn6jF5hlCkicfBfBLNogieFdhIawmhTIyVpRO-PourXFTPOOkDMtj_WXv_sswK4o96f/s1600-h/IMG_3915.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMMn1th6wTfjS1ZDotTF8p5G0pCbNAhCVYIoWnrcPCCt6KlwoUSg0QU3cLjo95yPYWpM-bJiAJFtn6jF5hlCkicfBfBLNogieFdhIawmhTIyVpRO-PourXFTPOOkDMtj_WXv_sswK4o96f/s320/IMG_3915.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333587236000292882" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLRTFXMCxQw4oDy3mA9H1mO1Oe6Hs9wHdThqL8dJoOxkB9o86laXeZAwEpwXMmY91P5VhngpXMof6T9WqOKUlXKWRwbbs3w02xHMY25vw-anwMY4cU_jJzdXnI-VWhKXwZw8x8KiIAvw-/s1600-h/IMG_3912.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLRTFXMCxQw4oDy3mA9H1mO1Oe6Hs9wHdThqL8dJoOxkB9o86laXeZAwEpwXMmY91P5VhngpXMof6T9WqOKUlXKWRwbbs3w02xHMY25vw-anwMY4cU_jJzdXnI-VWhKXwZw8x8KiIAvw-/s320/IMG_3912.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333587232542669314" /></a><br />The small village of Grottaglie is lined with pottery stores, made from the natural resources on this hilltop town. Here are a few shots of our tour, (thanks to RC President Luigi P), where we saw a water jug go from a ball of clay into an amazing jug. The lady there amazed us with her skill and dexterity painting the finest details on bowls by hand, before the 2nd firing.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-67152439165321368942009-05-08T15:27:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:17:33.980-07:00Vigne and Vini wines<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcXOV8S7BNdzw071JhMazb7mPgTnxzMEy6RRRB-l3B6rep4RoHJnLyIwU9Zw_4Ckb16UH9yJn2eELAUoo4uisXD0rZQE45eage2FfH3-GMRKYPioTIXeBxlnqBFYyVlToQMr6m10g71St/s1600-h/IMG_3856.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcXOV8S7BNdzw071JhMazb7mPgTnxzMEy6RRRB-l3B6rep4RoHJnLyIwU9Zw_4Ckb16UH9yJn2eELAUoo4uisXD0rZQE45eage2FfH3-GMRKYPioTIXeBxlnqBFYyVlToQMr6m10g71St/s320/IMG_3856.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584935684916658" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zjm-8vLY_2xCXyBA_T-WCZlksdtdyI3kPbAguZdANEQgoYwnFeJVF6PsHkhMWcgYOqvPSyzsfmkxZ8mp-bdQ6sAsl-Mc_SQULnywerTizu_-oKEBy9yjapROKfd-QMYN_xupVec266qo/s1600-h/IMG_3885.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zjm-8vLY_2xCXyBA_T-WCZlksdtdyI3kPbAguZdANEQgoYwnFeJVF6PsHkhMWcgYOqvPSyzsfmkxZ8mp-bdQ6sAsl-Mc_SQULnywerTizu_-oKEBy9yjapROKfd-QMYN_xupVec266qo/s320/IMG_3885.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584927535130994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pVxLmBS5Z8ZRLvn998O2pWQexm1l4WED7MO3GR7lfhYW3PlPIpM470S7IWI6XkGmaVnAms8_pYD4zR_vY-9Nmz5nABGvJYeQylKJP7B-ZmT27U3ZfIjrDiX02My-jiIoYXc5OkZytG0R/s1600-h/IMG_3860.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pVxLmBS5Z8ZRLvn998O2pWQexm1l4WED7MO3GR7lfhYW3PlPIpM470S7IWI6XkGmaVnAms8_pYD4zR_vY-9Nmz5nABGvJYeQylKJP7B-ZmT27U3ZfIjrDiX02My-jiIoYXc5OkZytG0R/s320/IMG_3860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333584924039200754" /></a><br />Alison, Matthew and Justin learned about the production processes, and marketing of the wine label, "Vigne & Vini" (which means vineyard and wines). Justin was impressed with the refilling of an olive oil container, from the bowser. Also notice Matteo in the quality control lab.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-84344718058075744282009-05-08T15:25:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:19:15.977-07:00Murray's Knee<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZHg6dl6X4xNT9peocvw8jrZKpiIhoxXQFEk2LMRbgs9pYdfxO9U5NAltI87vsaRabwo1x7iz_XgdL1Dl7H42bE8VLEY6qcfu9pOQNpJryF9346gWunaXcIzcQHtguF7s7X6UPrxkssR4/s1600-h/IMG_3845.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZHg6dl6X4xNT9peocvw8jrZKpiIhoxXQFEk2LMRbgs9pYdfxO9U5NAltI87vsaRabwo1x7iz_XgdL1Dl7H42bE8VLEY6qcfu9pOQNpJryF9346gWunaXcIzcQHtguF7s7X6UPrxkssR4/s320/IMG_3845.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333583405068615842" /></a><br />Murray has had a sore knee from Nardò, and it continues to affect him. Here he receives treatment from Dr. A. during a dinner party at (host) Raffa's house. If only we packed a Zimmer Frame...District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-294658858236417332009-05-08T15:20:00.000-07:002009-05-08T15:25:09.380-07:00Greek Taranto<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cLS7hNou0rm_bZj_Pk09TnOf1ZDhAosy2oweRrhzj6kseU09dDbKmotvr1bNNqgYBHAA_CJbDi3_bA0BzEuLnXKStf1GrLxmU6i8eE5VDxOEKNzPUVGU06DdSFpcS0lkKxFRfNU56PzF/s1600-h/IMG_3844.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cLS7hNou0rm_bZj_Pk09TnOf1ZDhAosy2oweRrhzj6kseU09dDbKmotvr1bNNqgYBHAA_CJbDi3_bA0BzEuLnXKStf1GrLxmU6i8eE5VDxOEKNzPUVGU06DdSFpcS0lkKxFRfNU56PzF/s320/IMG_3844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333582745875971202" /></a><br />Alison says Justin has a big head sometimes...check this guy out. This was the only photo we were allowed to take (I think) entering the Greek museum in Taranto. Inside Murray, Matthew and Justin were amazed at the fine, detailed jewellery and pottery found all over Taranto from BCE. When new buildings are built, they sometimes find more things.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-36841744581159477512009-05-08T14:44:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:20:38.940-07:00Taranto - How does it measure up?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJvTQbVZL_6uTN3AE2XXhA_bs6Brvp-I3uzrj-nGU6dyHy5f_1nrEIekEtMA7W84zaeiaTPTcbwjcOp4dRRIIj5ocNXGyzDT7kA2o-olUIawFIxFRDH2x45ATSg_drQDz-mAgFE6zLX-b/s1600-h/IMG_3833.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJvTQbVZL_6uTN3AE2XXhA_bs6Brvp-I3uzrj-nGU6dyHy5f_1nrEIekEtMA7W84zaeiaTPTcbwjcOp4dRRIIj5ocNXGyzDT7kA2o-olUIawFIxFRDH2x45ATSg_drQDz-mAgFE6zLX-b/s320/IMG_3833.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333581640991170082" /></a><br />Murray not only has tall stories to entertain others...here with host Raffaella Q.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-63688089279133648602009-05-08T14:39:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:21:27.212-07:00Kenny the Koala (Team Mascot)<A href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr2WoylVsT1PbK_wBGC-7ngTgLJr9GUQLN5Im16JDQKk4YoJSvqhkiOlWdgjwwEFUK8BhhMPS_kpV3aZQKuRZNBO9YioQHqr0zNsp1iMtZQl_SJAM4pl_k50_m2cRBDNRdWkS1JuKKgh0/s1600-h/IMG_3821.JPG"><IMG id=BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333572197196017970 style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCr2WoylVsT1PbK_wBGC-7ngTgLJr9GUQLN5Im16JDQKk4YoJSvqhkiOlWdgjwwEFUK8BhhMPS_kpV3aZQKuRZNBO9YioQHqr0zNsp1iMtZQl_SJAM4pl_k50_m2cRBDNRdWkS1JuKKgh0/s320/IMG_3821.JPG" border=0></A> Kenny the Koala is loved (in theory) by the person who did the last silly thing. In reality Justin and Alison carry him everywhere, love him, and take his photo (not sure what this is saying). Here is Kenny enjoying dinner in Taranto, where Murray received "a candle", and the whole crowd cheered him on.<br /><OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-ef4705c71ca444eb height=266 width=320 contentId="ef4705c71ca444eb"></OBJECT>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-64255233123385173792009-05-08T10:26:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:24:05.763-07:00Massafra Caves<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoiI6qbAFL-g5sgAfcptTMa08-XG3h94xxAUwElVEZkH9GzUwF7zN_LBzeYzgQkPiR3I_Z6d_x_XlJ94pBfjbQn-vDMw4d7IQ_FiTtXH-cjC1g2Y3Px0Xf7kOuctiQ4tnnrLFXzxbP66_/s1600-h/IMG_3802.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGoiI6qbAFL-g5sgAfcptTMa08-XG3h94xxAUwElVEZkH9GzUwF7zN_LBzeYzgQkPiR3I_Z6d_x_XlJ94pBfjbQn-vDMw4d7IQ_FiTtXH-cjC1g2Y3Px0Xf7kOuctiQ4tnnrLFXzxbP66_/s320/IMG_3802.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333510182993323330" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_PQ8IKIuHliURVwfs2buy8xfbeiE9CVTQfZX4KqlToqPAg6Ijhucip9EzlAnM6FLe5uOjJaddl_N-3lxeGUU34rGsLx9MJlMmSm1yYGui-RBbHmySyRjV1WraYTFX8ohvdDrXrmVMoO/s1600-h/IMG_1960.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjck_PQ8IKIuHliURVwfs2buy8xfbeiE9CVTQfZX4KqlToqPAg6Ijhucip9EzlAnM6FLe5uOjJaddl_N-3lxeGUU34rGsLx9MJlMmSm1yYGui-RBbHmySyRjV1WraYTFX8ohvdDrXrmVMoO/s320/IMG_1960.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333508613499475154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ53GwlwwflOKRRZ8E82fUmwWbXx0mYdzxe5KQ4Fk1kvOOq-sChUDUWPyMKp1yyGEsEEYZ11IDt4ZgV9er5_ja96_zDhfERQS31_TNZqLhg_nbt0fKXZfQcb2pkwYCeKjn3vHeRIwwQYJ2/s1600-h/IMG_1959.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ53GwlwwflOKRRZ8E82fUmwWbXx0mYdzxe5KQ4Fk1kvOOq-sChUDUWPyMKp1yyGEsEEYZ11IDt4ZgV9er5_ja96_zDhfERQS31_TNZqLhg_nbt0fKXZfQcb2pkwYCeKjn3vHeRIwwQYJ2/s320/IMG_1959.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333508608228645250" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE5m4-H3fxmGzkcMD2XzwHWcxFSNXACu6H4garnShS1LzyFG-T_bCFhjCNP1QOZmKbPfucCBWlJP7jQabhL22l8pDeJccSuipfXfW2BDODqvNtJSmP8vvN75sJt_yEmd5i0aL8gK3Aswc/s1600-h/IMG_3798.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVE5m4-H3fxmGzkcMD2XzwHWcxFSNXACu6H4garnShS1LzyFG-T_bCFhjCNP1QOZmKbPfucCBWlJP7jQabhL22l8pDeJccSuipfXfW2BDODqvNtJSmP8vvN75sJt_yEmd5i0aL8gK3Aswc/s320/IMG_3798.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333508606312579506" /></a><br />These ancient caves (some were homes, some monasteries) are found in a canyon of the city Massafra. The rock walls have so many window holes. It was a whole city. Sarah observes where they hung things from, carved into a cave ceiling. Beforehand, we saw a Byzantine church.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-90856834789672873412009-05-08T10:23:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:24:33.899-07:00Lunch at Massafra<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmKm3CGJqcUcLY6cyan05eTnI1KCrEs_-i99ysxhCWauNewJ95YYz9SipZacbjLryfym1kuGD3tdMPq5S967Tp8Vu2t_VxLSxUta7v8q0b9zGyRlWYSd-2UqereWuKNossBNaJ-7TEPfT/s1600-h/IMG_3776.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmKm3CGJqcUcLY6cyan05eTnI1KCrEs_-i99ysxhCWauNewJ95YYz9SipZacbjLryfym1kuGD3tdMPq5S967Tp8Vu2t_VxLSxUta7v8q0b9zGyRlWYSd-2UqereWuKNossBNaJ-7TEPfT/s320/IMG_3776.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333505568056751666" /></a><br />Lunch with Rotarian Friends (the nicest whole fish for those that eat seafood).District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-6130457443190369482009-05-08T10:16:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:23:42.922-07:00Cemetery - Greek Style<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4pJMFRoItM7rT5ZLqJ7yK5r9DOUUx6ILlF_BsFg9Mgmi89Yk7YvJ56CXalowA4Yo-tnCqGwBwffEQTTnTeJn2_Iomw8d1QSFQ_DVFPIaXBQ9KXhwxoQ6FYjO_9uYSFVbwOAYx8c0KGX-/s1600-h/IMG_1942.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd4pJMFRoItM7rT5ZLqJ7yK5r9DOUUx6ILlF_BsFg9Mgmi89Yk7YvJ56CXalowA4Yo-tnCqGwBwffEQTTnTeJn2_Iomw8d1QSFQ_DVFPIaXBQ9KXhwxoQ6FYjO_9uYSFVbwOAYx8c0KGX-/s320/IMG_1942.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333504806352602754" /></a><br />This photo shows the old Greek tombs carved into the rock, driving down from the hilltop farm at Massafra. There was an 80% child mortality rate.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-69629616031386083762009-05-08T10:11:00.002-07:002009-05-09T16:27:37.314-07:00Old Farm with 360° views of Massafra<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXf0qCIpW1y23Hy87sNfuUZTokH8VxJsB_Gs9kWhImdxsq8b7A74zAZd6VOeeLJT0duGs8TzIBUPYpl0ebXnIiH78_Kkf_Es0um-_rRRP8TWVCuXHlNqKKswVRCwwxRnLF3Opuse0DCm0R/s1600-h/IMG_1931.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXf0qCIpW1y23Hy87sNfuUZTokH8VxJsB_Gs9kWhImdxsq8b7A74zAZd6VOeeLJT0duGs8TzIBUPYpl0ebXnIiH78_Kkf_Es0um-_rRRP8TWVCuXHlNqKKswVRCwwxRnLF3Opuse0DCm0R/s320/IMG_1931.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333503275067004306" /></a><br />We went on a tour of the hilltop farm (now derelict) owned by Giuseppe M, with a 360° view of just a few hectares of his Clementine Mandarins and Thompson Grapes, designed by a landscape architect. The photo shows where they crushed olives into paste before the first pressing.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-70065979799175394902009-05-08T10:03:00.000-07:002009-05-09T16:27:15.366-07:00Massafra - KiKau Factory and Private Greek Urn Collection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXQ4TiRTxXQatsXp6gliR0768pJcVxFQq3MfSVwV1e4cu9xrfGFNrFQHP1ap0yUsBmiHiTQAn1IW0GWwUXFLIT805sFAsJN8R2EgPtjkhrIV965kxrCtES7Xy-n_-Ys9-T90Rmbw0FngM/s1600-h/IMG_3739.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXQ4TiRTxXQatsXp6gliR0768pJcVxFQq3MfSVwV1e4cu9xrfGFNrFQHP1ap0yUsBmiHiTQAn1IW0GWwUXFLIT805sFAsJN8R2EgPtjkhrIV965kxrCtES7Xy-n_-Ys9-T90Rmbw0FngM/s320/IMG_3739.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333501946511002498" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFjCRkB7Ns24uLCiNwLkKTt-dltb6nEZME2O7bsLA5VeHEWakZd4RWIHyP5H7VG_FVnyZLEPCdYuZA0Dd8ojODuJWQibpoU2c0J_SSH98BSSVn1XoAi1bcba2Hwxk50vAAd7D4s9_TdJ-/s1600-h/IMG_3749.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXFjCRkB7Ns24uLCiNwLkKTt-dltb6nEZME2O7bsLA5VeHEWakZd4RWIHyP5H7VG_FVnyZLEPCdYuZA0Dd8ojODuJWQibpoU2c0J_SSH98BSSVn1XoAi1bcba2Hwxk50vAAd7D4s9_TdJ-/s320/IMG_3749.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333501944767275538" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc43kyraLnaHH6nHBifPjUrXynK0f6VcY97n6SmqhvQ1NSH3MQmNrHZGEjTwtzZKeKOb_gkyFcmjmPfe4WMS6ha2AmBgRKZKXPCd42mVYw-pwqCZmuYkqNIIo8-m3ayNjdSa411i6SVHbv/s1600-h/DSC01352.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc43kyraLnaHH6nHBifPjUrXynK0f6VcY97n6SmqhvQ1NSH3MQmNrHZGEjTwtzZKeKOb_gkyFcmjmPfe4WMS6ha2AmBgRKZKXPCd42mVYw-pwqCZmuYkqNIIo8-m3ayNjdSa411i6SVHbv/s320/DSC01352.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333501935162269106" /></a><br />We experienced an excellent tour of the KiKau shop and aluminium shutters (etc.) manufacturing plant where Giuseppe S told us about the many business ventures of the clever and friendly Giuseppe M (owner).District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-71293451508889509512009-05-08T10:01:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:03:52.985-07:00Taranto - Day 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIftXndHO3maLKk2vFv-ilcpUO4HT0wGXpC_CnUYJxEZhrjafPWQeybXwF5IrsipvhmrgbvhlAEHmdbfmi-ejehcg7g4EX6OAE30MhLK83wuLDaenY2T8S25JxVa9NvkBXmw2pIaXsS9CO/s1600-h/IMG_3694.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIftXndHO3maLKk2vFv-ilcpUO4HT0wGXpC_CnUYJxEZhrjafPWQeybXwF5IrsipvhmrgbvhlAEHmdbfmi-ejehcg7g4EX6OAE30MhLK83wuLDaenY2T8S25JxVa9NvkBXmw2pIaXsS9CO/s320/IMG_3694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333499949774975010" /></a><br />A home-cooked lunch with Fashion Shop owner Claudio, wife Carolina and daughter Francesca. Murray sharing photos (the ice-breaker).District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-53323345894760455082009-05-08T09:52:00.000-07:002009-05-08T10:01:39.790-07:00Leccè<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDqQKSHPKsbS7Up9Z98nLSgzJgEnmQdWGOGEZt0-ZAcUpgamit61xajt5LZ1FlbhKt9hy911dUuTnze0kokIeseDDTNYYCbLxSEzR9zo9BXVNEGnNhYdIzYV5U3RnrZCZ96A2KIFLmdye/s1600-h/IMG_3560.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDqQKSHPKsbS7Up9Z98nLSgzJgEnmQdWGOGEZt0-ZAcUpgamit61xajt5LZ1FlbhKt9hy911dUuTnze0kokIeseDDTNYYCbLxSEzR9zo9BXVNEGnNhYdIzYV5U3RnrZCZ96A2KIFLmdye/s320/IMG_3560.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333499356930886050" /></a><br />A blessing from Sant'Oronzo (I hope I have it right) in Leccè.District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8807938593914215473.post-83138732236131867752009-05-05T08:04:00.000-07:002009-05-05T13:02:05.088-07:00A captive audienceHere is a little pic to show the engagement that Murray is enjoying with our Italian counterparts. Language is no barrier...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ehqspk33VvOZckYyDKmsibVtSl5X3k4iqtb7S2fLsdGIQ7VR20CkcLZE23xYV-OrpnAdfZhlKkpd6b62JUKnaSmsUGG4bU6IkPZxkvEpeNlxLUJPi-ZZf5xglR0ESS5aM_uFFEDERYws/s1600-h/IMG_1915.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ehqspk33VvOZckYyDKmsibVtSl5X3k4iqtb7S2fLsdGIQ7VR20CkcLZE23xYV-OrpnAdfZhlKkpd6b62JUKnaSmsUGG4bU6IkPZxkvEpeNlxLUJPi-ZZf5xglR0ESS5aM_uFFEDERYws/s320/IMG_1915.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332357629616283186" /></a>District 9600 to District 2120http://www.blogger.com/profile/16037014319936720100noreply@blogger.com0