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    • Day 54

      Favara

      May 9, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      „Favara ist laut, grau, hässlich. 30.000 Einwohner, viele davon ohne Arbeit, viele wollen weg. Vor sechs Jahren war die Stadt nur bekannt für Mafia und Arbeitslosigkeit; kein Tourist hat sich hier her verirrt, bis ein Ehepaar das historische Stadtzentrum mit der Farm Cultural Park zum Hotspot der Avantgarde etabliert hat.“

      Wobei den Farm Cultural Park zu finden gar nicht so einfach ist.

      Die Stadt ist sehr eng und Hügelig. Und es hat fast überall Einbahnstraßen, so haben wir uns erstmal total verfahren.

      An einer „Hauptstraße“ dann geparkt und los gestiefelt.
      An einem Fenster unterhielten sich zwei Frauen, die haben wir dann gefragt. Die eine kam extra raus um uns den Weg zu zeigen und fragt dann, ob wir einen Kaffee wollten.

      Na klar, und schon ging es ins Haus an einen großen Tisch wo normalerweise die Familie sitzt.
      Mit Goggel Translationen haben wir dann erfahren, das die beiden in Sizilien geboren sind, die eine ist 74 und die andere 68 Jahr alt sind und beide haben zusammen 10 Enkelkinder. Sie waren schon in Saarbrücken, aber Italien ist das schönste Land der Welt. Es wurde viel Gelacht und der Redeschwall auf Italienisch hörte gar nicht auf. Ach ja, der Espresso war sehr lecker.

      Dann sind wir weiter und nach einigen verwickelten Gassen haben wir das Viertel auch gefunden. Heute Montag ist hier alles zu und die verfallen Häuser machen schon einen trostlosen Eindruck. Dafür wirkt die Kunst um so intensiver.

      Zurück am Auto,wird das Wetter wieder schlechter, und so fahren wir teilweise im Starkregen und Gewitter nach Villa Romana del Casale. Bei dem Regen trauen sich viele Italiener nicht zu fahren und bleiben einfach am Seitenstreifen stehen.

      Auch am Ziel will der Regen nicht aufhören und wir verschieben die Besichtigung auf morgen.
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    • Day 55

      Villa Romana del Casale

      May 10, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Wikipedia:
      „Die Villa Romana del Casale (Römische Villa von Casale) ist eine spätrömische „Villa urbana“ in der Nähe der Stadt Piazza Armerina im Freien Gemeindekonsortium Enna auf Sizilien. Eine genau Datierung, wann Sie entstanden ist, gibt es bisher nicht. Wahrscheinlich Anfang bis Ende 4. Jahrhundert.

      Der Boden fast aller 45 Räume des Anwesens ist mit Mosaiken aus farbigen Tesserae bedeckt, die insgesamt eine Fläche von rund 3.500 m² bedecken und aus etwa 120 Millionen einzelnen Steinen bestehen, mehr als in jedem anderen bekannten Gebäude des römischen Reichs.

      Die Mosaiken sind hervorragend erhalten, da sie im 12. Jahrhundert durch Erdrutsche verschüttet wurden, die die Decken und einen Teil der Wände zum Einsturz brachten.“

      Absolut beeindruckend. Man weiß gar nicht was man alles photographieren soll.
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    • Day 8

      Hiking - Day 6 - Licata

      March 29, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C

      We've had a long and good night. A building kept us protecting from the wind. The night was warmer. A little bit at least. Lupo got up earlier than expected. So we directly started a beach walk for 5km and have seen some fisherman in the darkness at the beach. Fishing, having had a fire spot in the sand, sitting around it and haven't really realized me passing. I walked without light and greeted. They haven't stopped starring on their cell phones. Busy. Socializing. Mobile signal at the beach was at least pretty good 😊
      We headed further to town. Some dogs were barking again. Behind fences. Still everything closed. To early start. Suddenly again a group of taller stay dogs next to the road across the shopping mall. One dog jumping up and running barking and teeth showing to Lupo. I shoot immediately at him. Luckily after awhile it showed results. But too risky to leave my dog in front of the supermarket and risk that they approach and fight while I am inside. So we walked into town for a cafe to charge the phones. And wait for the opening hour. ...

      Just passed a frutta e vedura shop. There are some of them in town. Finally I see yummy fruits and gigantic vegetables.

      Next stop...MD supermarket. Oh... Now the backpack is heavy. At the fruit shop he gave me an Artischocken salad for free. Interesting to try. In oil and done spices. So after stroking further mostly on roads (no traffic) I stopped early cause of the midday heat. A very nice beach but not cleaned yet. Smells a bit of sea grass. Beautiful, looks almost like Asian beaches. Just be crowded in main season.
      I've taken the only hit at the beach and started to cook the 2 minutes pasta from the shop, spiced with Italian herbs from Austria and my garlic, olive oil, chili mix. Not too bad actually. Next to it the gifted veggie salad. As a dessert I've found a high protein chocolate. I needed to try. Not too shabby, but probably a bit healthier right now. 24g protein in one bar. Sounds not too bad to me.
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    • Day 53

      Waves after the rainy day

      March 5 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      Yesterday was a rainy day, real April weather. Rain, sun, clouds and wind, everything always changing.

      This morning the sea was very loud when I came out onto the terrace. Of course this is due to the wind direction but I could see the waves from the terrace.

      So had to enjoy my tea with the waves, Monday they will be gone.
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    • Day 1

      My privat beach

      January 13 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      After my odyssey yesterday I had a good night's sleep 🌛 and unpacked 🧳 this morning, I went to the beach ⛱️ to explore the area.

      There aren't many houses 🏡 here, a few holiday homes owned by mainland Italians and a few sheep 🐑🐑🐑 farmers. The beach is deserted, only the shepherd peeked around the corner to find out why the dogs 🐶 were barking so much. So I met dogs 🐕 and sheep 🐑 on the beach.

      The beach is 200m from the house and between the ocean 🌊 and the house there are dunes, perfect for a morning and lunch walk. I would estimate 16 degrees as water temperature, so the sea is too cold for swimming 🏊, unless I start ice bathing - I'll think about it.

      In any case, I'm very happy ❤️ with the first impression and excited to see how the next two months develop. 🤗
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    • Day 52

      Good morning working day

      March 4 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      I'm back from Agrigento and back to work. Since it's supposed to rain a bit this afternoon, I'm doing my first work shift on the beach, the data network here is great. If it feels warm enough, I'll jump into the water for a moment. Only one more week to go…Read more

    • Day 48

      Afterwork beach

      February 29 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

      This is a real highlight here, to easily go to the beach within 5 minutes. I do that several times a working day. I just walk to the beach, have a look at the ocean and walk back. Just as a small break between the meetings. Today I had to visualize some stuff and I did that also on the beach. I will miss that.Read more

    • Day 11

      Flower power goes permaculture

      January 23 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

      I've probably already mentioned that I live in a permaculture villa.

      This means that there are a lot of plants mixed up in the garden. Of course not really mixed up, because they are of course arranged with sense and reason.

      There are lots of vegetables, fruit trees, flowers and herbs.

      Today I will show you a selection of flowers that are currently blooming in the garden, of course bougainvillea hovering above all 🌸🌸🌸❤️.
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    • Day 7

      H-Day 5 - beach walking and no water

      March 28, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      First beach walking day! Sunshine! Nice!
      We've started a bit later again and it took not long and we entered the first long beach. Unfortunately it was high tide and not much compact sand. So we took a break and enjoyed breakfast. Dried everything and headed further. The scenery changed always from Sandy beach, scratchy bush walking and busy roads. Hot, lots of wind... Like always. And always from the front.
      After awhile I realized that Lupo is tired. Everything was closed either, and thus we got short on water and food. But this time I decided to stop 7 km before the city. Without water. It is a good overnight place and shops will open tomorrow at 8:30 or 9. So we have plenty of time to rest. I stop earlier for my dog. We rest.

      32.000 steps - 23.7km
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    • Day 1

      Butera

      January 13 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      Today I drove with two girls from the house to Butera. This is a place on the mountain that is definitely busy in summer.

      Now in winter there are no tourists to be seen anywhere and we were able to stroll through the streets unmolested.

      It's really a nice little town with a great atmosphere and a great view. Well, there was also a great corretto and great arrancini, but more on that later 😋.
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Provincia di Caltanissetta, Province of Caltanissetta, Caltanissetta, Pruvincia di Caltanissetta

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