Saturday, we traveled to Grotte di Castellano, where we went on a 3km walk underground through a spectacular grotto. The beginning was a bit like Goonies, with less buried treasure and more rock formations that resemble the Virgin Mary, and the pure-white stalagmites and stalactites that we found at the very end of the footpath were absolutely stunning.
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| I was only able to get in a few shots at the beginning before they told me to put my camera away. |
What really made the trip great, however, was that it was COLD underground. We actually got to wear sweaters!
Next, we visited the trulli at Alberobello--the home of tax evasion. Way back when, the inhabitants of these strange little houses would look out for the tax man coming over the hills and then quickly disassemble their dwellings, and putting them back together once he left to report back to the King that no one lived there.
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| Google Earth kind of killed that idea, so now they're all cemented in place. |
Today, most of the trulli are gift shops, although some are still lived in.
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| Wasn't expecting anyone to be home. |
I am without doubt ready to move on to big-city Bologna, but luckily I'll catch a few more views like this in Greece.
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