Alberobello & Ostuni — ColourfulLittleMoments

Wow, wow, wow! What an amazing day. Before I continue, I must confess that I have just returned from a Masseria dinner. Masseria in Italian means farm, however, many of them have morphed into restaurants using home grown farm produce. Our masseria tonight included a tonne of fantastic food, unlimited wine (hello vini rossi) and completed with limoncello. I apologise now if I rant on or don't make any sense but I am both in a happy space and in a food coma.

First stop, Alberobello. I have wanted to see Alberobello for a while now so was very excited for what the day was to bring. Alberobello (UNESCO World Heritage) is a little town and commune famous for its trulli buildings. So unique and beautiful! I had a great time wandering through Alberobello and must have taken 1,000 photos. We got to go inside a trullo (trulli is plural for trullo) still used as a home. I sat down next to the matriach of the trullo who was shelling some beans. I asked her if they were fava beans and she was quite excited that I knew what they were. "Brava" she exclaimed. Well, I was a little bit proud of myself then.

Alberobello is broken into two sections, the first being where the approx. 11,000 inhabitants live and the second where you will find the caffe bars, restaurants, souvenir shops, etc. I succumbed to buying two bottles of liqueur in trulli shaped glass bottles. I can't wait to get them home to drink - almond and caffe flavour.

Before leaving Alberobello, we visited a vintner for a tasting of Puglia's wines. It was very good and I thought about buying a bottle or two for when I'm chilling in the Rome apartment, but then I thought better of having to lug it about for the next few days.

The afternoon saw us off to Ostuni, a city of about 32,000 and about 8km from the coast. I had heard that you would think you were in Greece if you didn't know better. Walking to Ostuni and into the main piazza I couldn't see what they were referring to. But then, after lunch, we walked off the main street and I took another 1,000 (yes, that's an exaggeration) photos. I even bought a new pair of leather sandals for the bargain price of 24 Euro. (My suitcase weight limit is suddenly looking dangerous after today.)