Alberobello--The Village of my Dreams

I tried to name this Alberobello--The Village of my Puglian Dreams, but apparently, there is a character limit. This was the one place I wanted to see when I was planning a trip to Puglia. Originally, I planned to stay here, but realized that it would be better to day trip since a car would have been a pain.

I parked at the first lot that seemed close. There was a closer one I saw as I was walking in. At first, I thought that there were only a few trulli, but as I got closer...wow.

It was 1 pm, and I was a bit hungry. Since I was driving, I figured I should have my lunch with wine early. (Lunch without is for barbarians) I found a place on a piazza just outside of the trulli zone and had a salad with burrata and capocollo. And wine.

After lunch, I began exploring. The historic area is up a hill, and all the houses are trulli. Some have symbols painted on them. I stopped to look at a sign with descriptions and was roped into a jewelry shop. All good. I now have a pendant with the symbol for Mercury, which rules Gemini. A nice souvenir from this trip.

My time was almost up at the parking lot, so I walked back and moved my car to the closer one. Another 2€ for an hour was worth it. A car in front of a shop made me stop and this place looked like the real deal. It was for tourists, but the owner didn't mess around. It was a food museum, or exhibit, but there were signs all over--No Foto. 🚫 . I bought some olive oil for me, a bottle of limoncello for Kristen, some pepper oil for Tram, and a pistachio spread for Karen. Then I asked if I could take a photo. No problem! The entire transition was in Italian.

Sadly, it was time to go. Plus, I had a big bag of food to carry! I got back to the car and headed home.Read more