Italy Puglia 2023

I slept in this morning. After the late night before I needed it! Breakfast at this B&B is down the street at a Pasticeria. I had a cappuccino and a delicious cornetto filled with Nutella.

I messaged Marles, from Bruges, and said that I couldn't do dinner tonight, but I was free for lunch today or dinner tomorrow. We decided on lunch today. It was raining, and I was tired, so I took a nap until noon. I had actually planned a rest day today, and that is what I did!

I chose a restaurant that I had seen on Yelp, back when I was planning. We met there. She was a little late because she was at a wine bar. My kind of friend! She asked if she could invite another woman she met last night. We ended up having to swap tables, which meant a new building. Christina is from the States but lives in Ferrara. We ordered a bottle of wine and split a burrata and capacola antipasto. For lunch, I had a taartar type dish. We chatted for a long time and realized that it was almost 4pm. The restaurant had been closed for an hour already.

Christina had seen an Urban Forest she wanted to visit, so we decided to walk there. It was a fairly long walk, and when we got there, it was closed. It looked cool--a tree filled area in the middle of a urban area. But we walked back and stopped at a mural that was along a bike path.

It was getting close to the time for my pasta class, so I had to leave them. They were going to see a gospel choir in one of the churches, but we said we'd try to meet up later.

Off to learn how to make orrecchiette!En savoir plus

It took about a half hour to get here, mostly on the highway. But there was construction on the local road. This is definitely an agricultural area. What I thought was a big hotel was a grain elevator!

Down the dirt road to get here, I was getting nervous that it was going to be a weird stay. But as I approached the main house, I knew it would be okay. It's a big building where there are rooms and the meals. I am looking forward to eating dinner here as well as having a proper breakfast!

My room is not in the main building, but in an addition by the pool. They have built rooms around a central area filled with olive trees. The rooms have glass doors on both ends, but no other windows. It is a beautiful room with a queen size bed and a twin. The bathroom has a tub with a shower head but no shower. I am taking a bath tonight!

There was also a complimentary bottle of bubbles in the fridge. I will enjoy that this evening! Dinner is from 7:45 to 9:30pm. I can arrive any time.

Time to explore!En savoir plus