The second half of my Italy trip was characterized by beach towns and laziness.Southern Italy (the heel portion of the boot shape) has some gorgeous beaches. Nice to look at, but not my thing especially under the blazing sun. While my friends went out to the beach, I became a hermit with a good book and crackers : ) Or I played games on my friend's mobile.
Unlike the peaceful, crystal clear beaches of Mauritius, the ones in Italy are packed!!! Mostly by Italians. Yes, the beer-bellied men still wear very tight speedo-type trunks.
The food was excellent. Italy certainly doesn't disappoint in that highly important department. The grilled fishes (in sea salt), clam and crab pastas...mmmmmm!!! Recalling about all the meals I had is making me drool. Hehe.
I found that Italians eat raw sea urchins. Yuck. (And I used to think that it was just a nasty Japanese delicacy thing)
On our way to the airport, we decided to stop by the port of Brindisi. The guide books say it's a crappy place where you need to be on guard for robbers that target tourists coming off the boats. But we had some time to kill....and it turned out to be a great stop! There was an air show going on (or maybe practice?!) right there and then. Coolness. I'd love to fly in one of those planes at some point in my life.
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