On to the second leg of our European Triangle Tour… Apulia, Italy 🇮🇹 ❣️

The itinerary for this trip was influenced by the homes we were able to reserve through the home exchange program called Third Home. It is our first time trying the home exchange concept and it has taken us on quite an adventure. We arrived to the Bridinsi airport yesterday evening and our friends, Dorothy and Steve who had arrived earlier in the day, were there to pick us up. We then drove to the beautiful town of Lecce. It was an adventure finding the parking garage and then our accommodations for the night but what is the point of traveling if not for the adventure! We all loved Lecce. It has a beautiful baroque old city center. I know we are tourists, but it sure was nice to visit a city in Italy that was not overrun with throngs of tourists.

The elevator was cozy!
The square was vibrant!
Chin Chin!

The Dimora San Giuseppe was a small boutique hotel located adjacent to a vibrant pedestrian street lined with restaurants and taverns. We grabbed a light bite to eat and celebrated being together again with spritz’s and wine. Then it was off to bed after a long day of travel.

My first cup of cappuccino😋
The view from the rooftop terrace was stunning. Though we had a bluebird blue sky day, it was still a little nippy to dine alfresco.
Then it was off to celebrate Easter. Buona Pasqua!! We actually attended the Easter Mass at the Duomo and thought it was all in Italian and Latin, we could follow along because of the liturgy.
Then it was out through the city gates to have a wonderful Easter lunch along the wall of the historic city center. We dined at Oysteria 203 and it was both delicious and fun as the wait staff was so engaging.
Swordfish accompanied with smoked stracciatella and tomato relish.
Pineapple Ravioli. We thought it would be pasta with a pineapple filling but the paper thin sliced pineapple was the shell filled with Chantilly Cream.
The amphitheater, still being excavated.
We arrived at the Masseria and it is amazing! We had too much fun enjoying a beautiful Easter afternoon to take a lot of pictures, but our home for the week, located between Carovigno and Ostuni, is just perfect.
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Author: robmin57

We still enjoy planning our own travel (most of the time😉). Using “Third Home”, a home exchange program, has added a new dimension to our travel planning. As Andy Dufresne says “Either get busy living, or get busy dying”

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