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November 7, 2024

Bari

Today was our first full day in Bari so after a bit of a sleep in we walked around the town and visited the local fort that was first built in the 12th century by the Normans.  As often happens it was destroyed and then rebuilt in the 13th century.  It has a strong history with the famous Sforza family.  It is under renovation again but there were a couple of very interesting audiovisual productions inside to explain the history of the region.  After a light lunch we both had a nap before an evening stroll and an amazing pizza dinner.  It was a sunny day and about 18C but cool enough in the evening to need a jacket.

The famous Orecchiette street where the nonas make fresh pasta every day.
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Hilary JaegerI missed it - did you explain the hats?
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Freshly made Orecchiette
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A nona making orecchiette all day and I mean all day. She was still there at 7pm while all of the men sat around, drank beer and chatted.
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One of the audiovisual maps of Italy. The arrow points to where we are.
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An audiovisual of Bari with the old city on the peninsula and the more modern city in the square blocked city.
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Inside the fort.
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The exterior of the fort with the moat.
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The coast line of Bari
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I hope are bikes are not this old.
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We saw this cutie hanging out in the city
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The harbour at night.
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Tim on the old streets tonight.
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Again the streets of the old city at night.
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Our pizza restaurant.
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My pizza Margarita with red wine.
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The guy next to us had this pizza called an Americano complete with hot dogs, French fries and cheese whiz on a white base. And they won’t allow pineapple, go figure.
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Hilary JaegerCheese Whiz or yellow mustard? Either way, not appealing!
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Karen PoretTo Hilary JaegerAll the way to Italy for an “Americano”? …🫣..I agree with you, Hilary..it is not appealing.
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A flaming pizza
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Hilary JaegerBari looks prettier than I had imagined. The clear skies probably donā€™t hurt. Plus Orechiette is one of my favourite pastas, great with sausage and broccolini. Your comment about the old woman making pasta for 12 hours while the men sat around drinking beer reminded me of the Portuguese neighborhood I lived in in Toronto. Women working as cleaners or in the garment districts while the numerous ā€˜social clubsā€™ were filled with men all day!
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Pat HeydonBeautiful town but I question their taste in pizza!
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Karen PoretTo Pat HeydonNot ā€œtheirā€ taste, but perhaps their ā€œlureā€ for customers who donā€™t know any better? ā€¦ I guess when you are hungry, anything is ok..
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