I find myself in the middle of a bustling, almost chaotic city.  My second day.  I wander up and down Via Roma and a few other streets, trying to decide how I feel about Palermo.  Traffic, old churches, buildings with balconies that remind me of Paris, mountains in the background.  In one area, street signs [...]

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As Cherrye has mentioned in a previous post, there are always telltale signs that ensure you that yes, it’s spring and summer is just around the corner!  Here are my telltale signs for a Lecce spring…
The Swallows.  They say one swallow does not make a spring, and I think I can safely say it’s spring [...]

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Hey, remember this post I put up back in October 2007?
Well that short film just so happens to be made here in Lecce!  And now I know all those people!
I forgot all about it until Ornella, the beautiful woman in the film, asked if I’d seen it.  “That’s me!” she said.  It’s more fun for [...]

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…is walking through the historic center of Lecce in the middle of the night with a friend, opening pea pods and eating the sweet little peas right out of them, raw.  My friend has been gifted with peas and fava beans from someone’s garden.  We had gone for pizza prior, but were more excited about [...]

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