The plan was to go to Alberobello on Sunday to see the Trulli style houses, but general fatigue overtook us and so we declared it a lay day instead. So finally we stirred ourselves and went for a walk to a nearby quarry that had been turned into a sculpture park.
There was an honesty box at the entrance but the wasps flying into and out of the box made me opt for dishonesty!
So plan b was to go to Alberobello on the way to Valletri..it would add a couple of hours, but....the style of building is confined to a very localised area around Alberobello and is due to a tax on houses...this is/was a style that could be knocked down with ease becoming just a pile of stones. Thwarting the tax man is a universal sport!
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| rural type..a place for tools and equipment |
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| genuine house with lady just leaving it |
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| close up on brick work |
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| tourist road |
so then it was off up north..to cloudy, humid and later on very very wet weather. Our house is more than just a bit higher up the cost level than is my usual...I must have made a mistake!! 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and the following ....study, conservatory, TV room, proper dining room, lounge room...all set in 2 acres of walled garden with a security gate and security guard!!!!!...I've not yet dared to check how much I paid!
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