The forecast was for heavy rain all day, so we had visions of sitting on the terrace and occasionally dashing out armed with macs and umbrellas. The storm certainly came, with thunder, lightning and a torrential downpour for about half an hour, which was fun to watch from the comfort of our covered terrace.
Lecce
As Eileen said, if it was in another country or even in another part of Italy, Lecce would be a huge attraction. The weather was super kind (compared to our expectations), but it was quite hard to capture Lecce in photos but here goes ..





And an absolutely stonkingly good lunch (a sort of Puglian type of tagliatelle bolognaise although they wouldn’t dream of describing it as such).
Nardo
It rained, so we did our shopping. (Where we’re staying is lovely – more pics when the sun comes out) but soooooo quiet. Don’t know when the season starts, but there’s absolutely nothing open so we have to get supplies in when we’re out.




Even less well known than Lecce, but wonderfully diverting for an hour or so.
New York
Couldn’t resist a guest appearance





