A Month in Bella Italia
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Lisbeth
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You would not get burnt like in SA, but I do understand and agree with you, that it's a waste of precious time
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Too many cats all over the world! 
More fresh food!
But abalones again...
More fresh food!
But abalones again...
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I am somewhat surprised at how healthy those stray cats look. I would have never been able to tell from pix alone.
Stray cats usually look emaciated and have a ragged fur. But these are actually really pretty individuals (and also
already the last two that you showed us). Hard not to get weak and take them all in
Stray cats usually look emaciated and have a ragged fur. But these are actually really pretty individuals (and also
already the last two that you showed us). Hard not to get weak and take them all in
God put me on earth to accomplish a certain amount of things. Right now I'm so far behind that I'll never die.
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too true......
they kill way too many birds and other unsuspecting friendlies.....
the future is not what it used to be
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The diseases that they may have is more preoccupying IMO.
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On our third day with the non-English speaking cousins 
we finally went sightseeing. 
First up was the Stagnone Kite Park. This is a kite surfing school on the lagoon of the Stagnone, a few minutes from Marsala. The number of kite surfers was amazing! 
The water never gets much deeper than thigh height so you can walk forever and be totally surrounded by water!
Then we went to see the salt pans at Saline della Laguna. Around 2700 years ago the Phoenicians discovered that the hot African winds, long, summer days and shallow coastal waters made this area in Sicily prefect for salt-making. Now a designated marine nature reserve covering some 2,000 hectares, the Stagnone is home not only to the ancient tradition of sea-salt production but also to a flourishing variety of wildlife, and an archipelago consisting of four mostly uninhabited islands: San Pantaleo, Isola Longa, Santa Maria and Schola.
The mill of Infersa dates back to the sixteenth century. These salt pans can produce up to ten thousand tons of sea salt a year!
From there we went to Erice, which is a wonderfully preserved Medieval town located on top of Mount Erice, at around 750 metres above sea level. It overlooks the city of Trapani, the low western coast towards Marsala, the dramatic Punta del Saraceno and Capo San Vito to the north-east, and the Aegadian Islands on Sicily's north-western coast.
It was founded by the Phoenicians and conquered by the Arabs in 831, until the Norman conquest in 1167. There are two castles that remain in the city: Pepoli Castle, which dates from Saracen times, and the Venus Castle, dating from the Norman period, built on top of the ancient Temple of Venus.
Being so high up, it was absolutely freezing, and we had no warm clothes!!
The views were amazing!
we finally went sightseeing. First up was the Stagnone Kite Park. This is a kite surfing school on the lagoon of the Stagnone, a few minutes from Marsala. The number of kite surfers was amazing! - 2717.jpg (123.74 KiB) Viewed 205 times
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The water never gets much deeper than thigh height so you can walk forever and be totally surrounded by water!
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Then we went to see the salt pans at Saline della Laguna. Around 2700 years ago the Phoenicians discovered that the hot African winds, long, summer days and shallow coastal waters made this area in Sicily prefect for salt-making. Now a designated marine nature reserve covering some 2,000 hectares, the Stagnone is home not only to the ancient tradition of sea-salt production but also to a flourishing variety of wildlife, and an archipelago consisting of four mostly uninhabited islands: San Pantaleo, Isola Longa, Santa Maria and Schola.
The mill of Infersa dates back to the sixteenth century. These salt pans can produce up to ten thousand tons of sea salt a year!
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From there we went to Erice, which is a wonderfully preserved Medieval town located on top of Mount Erice, at around 750 metres above sea level. It overlooks the city of Trapani, the low western coast towards Marsala, the dramatic Punta del Saraceno and Capo San Vito to the north-east, and the Aegadian Islands on Sicily's north-western coast.
It was founded by the Phoenicians and conquered by the Arabs in 831, until the Norman conquest in 1167. There are two castles that remain in the city: Pepoli Castle, which dates from Saracen times, and the Venus Castle, dating from the Norman period, built on top of the ancient Temple of Venus.
Being so high up, it was absolutely freezing, and we had no warm clothes!!
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The views were amazing!
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Good gravy! Look at that castle on the mountain there!
A kite flying school? These Eyeties have too much time on their hands...
I like the natural salt facility...natural everything food-wise their!
A kite flying school? These Eyeties have too much time on their hands...
I like the natural salt facility...natural everything food-wise their!
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August is thee month of summer holiday in Italy, RP 
Looks a bit like the salt pans in the south of Portugal
The Pepoli castle has been restored in a way, that it looks as if it was built yesterday
Lovely views
My father in law was born in Trapani, but left for Liguria when he was very, very young.
Looks a bit like the salt pans in the south of Portugal
The Pepoli castle has been restored in a way, that it looks as if it was built yesterday
Lovely views
My father in law was born in Trapani, but left for Liguria when he was very, very young.
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge
The desire for equality must never exceed the demands of knowledge