Dine In Meal Number One

Italy - 2021 - (Living in Abruzzo)

Dine In Meal Number One

Dine In Meal Number One

16 Feb 2021 94
So, officially, we are in a "red zone" this fortnight. Restaurants only open for take away - dine in prohibited. So, after ordering a meal from this wonderful "unnamed to protect" restaurant, they took pity on us who had no eating utensils. They took a risk, closed the shutters, set us a table, and brought us our meals at a table. We stall return.
Ruins of the Old Mill

Ruins of the Old Mill

13 Mar 2021 103
By the River, above Cascate del Verde

By the River, above Cascate del Verde

13 Mar 2021 106
Cascate del Verde

Cascate del Verde

13 Mar 2021 1 96
Little excursion to a nearby waterfall.
Nearby Roccascalegna

Nearby Roccascalegna

15 Mar 2021 88
The Castello Roccascalegna, overlooking the Medieval old town.
Looking Down from Colledimezzo

Looking Down from Colledimezzo

21 Mar 2021 1 101
Negotiating the entry and exit ramps from the motorway below requires practice and attention to signage. Coming from Bomba to Colledimezzo requires going through the lower tunnel, exiting, crossing the motorway three times on the winding upper road before coming back through the higher tunnel.
Pietraferrazzana

Pietraferrazzana

21 Mar 2021 3 110
Another nearby village, Pietraferrazzana.
Traboccho

Traboccho

07 Apr 2021 1 110
Trabocchi are like stilt fishing houses. The long poles support nets which are lowered in to the Adriatic. The coast along here is dotted with many of these structures.
Pennadomo

Pennadomo

18 Apr 2021 108
Another gorgeous town, a stone's throw from our village. At the top of that rock, we had a fine view of the town, the lake, and our home in Bomba.
Pennadomo - From Above

Pennadomo - From Above

18 Apr 2021 1 82
Panorama - Monte Pallano

Panorama - Monte Pallano

24 Apr 2021 91
The dystopian flat top of Monte Pallano. Not a soul to be seen, yet enough communication equipment to keep most of Italy connected.
Mura Megalitiche (Paladine) di Pallanum

Mura Megalitiche (Paladine) di Pallanum

24 Apr 2021 98
A doorway in the megalithic wall at Pallanum, about 8 km from Bromba, near the top of Monte Pallano. Only a couple of hundred metres remains of the walls, dating some where about 400-500 BC, but reaching 5 metres at a couple of points.
A 2500 Year Old Doorway

A 2500 Year Old Doorway

24 Apr 2021 95
One of the openings in the remaining stretch of wall at Pallanum.
We Earned our Drink

We Earned our Drink

24 Apr 2021 99
We walked around 18-19 kms that day. It was uphill first and by about halfway, we were out of water. Our return to Bomba, kind of marked, kind of off-piste, went past "Fonte Benedetti". In a clearing in the forest, with a few vague paths in and out, we drank our fill of, what had been promised by some locals, as sweet water.
Blind Worm

Blind Worm

24 Apr 2021 105
Not actually a snake, but a harmless "legless lizard". Known as a blind worm, or a slow worm, it is not blind, not that slow, and definitely not a worm. And it is not a snake - it's got to do with eyelids, ears, and what the fact they have short spines and how much of their bodies have internal organs....
... and Restaurants are Open

... and Restaurants are Open

29 Apr 2021 97
Lunch in a Lanciano restaurant.
Bee

Bee

09 May 2021 106
Fuzzy little bumble bee crawls over blooms.
Top of Secondary Peak, Monte Pallano

Top of Secondary Peak, Monte Pallano

09 May 2021 1 99
The second high spot only had the one man made structure on top, in stark contrast to the overcrowded main peak full of communications towers. The smaller top here made it easier to appreciate the views in all directions.
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